tiger shark
noun
a large shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri, inhabiting warm seas, noted for its voracious habits.
Origin of tiger shark
First recorded in 1775–85
Words nearby tiger shark
British Dictionary definitions for tiger shark
tiger shark
noun
a voracious omnivorous requiem shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri, chiefly of tropical waters, having a striped or spotted body
any of certain other spotted sharks, such as Stegostoma tigrinum, of the Indian Ocean