NOUN | animal | oceanic whitetip shark, whitetip shark, white-tipped shark, Carcharinus longimanus | large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin |
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Meaning | large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide / worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark. | |
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Synonyms | whitetip shark, white-tipped shark, Carcharinus longimanus | |
Member of | Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus | type genus of the Carcharhinidae |
Broader | requiem shark | Any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species |
Spanish | tiburón oceánico |
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