whitetip shark
or white-tipped shark
[ hwahyt-tip, wahyt- ]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˌtɪp, ˈwaɪt- /
noun
Also called reef whitetip shark.
a smooth dogfish, Triaenodon obseus, having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins and occurring inshore among the reefs in the Pacific and Indian oceans and the Red Sea.
Also called oceanic whitetip shark.
a large, predominantly tropical deepwater shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, inhabiting Atlantic and Pacific waters: considered to be the most dangerous of all sharks.
Words nearby whitetip shark
whiteprint,
whites,
whitesmith,
whitethorn,
whitethroat,
whitetip shark,
whitewall,
whitewash,
whitewater,
whitewater rafting,
whitewing