| NOUN | animal | whitetip shark, reef whitetip shark, Triaenodon obseus | smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins |
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| animal | whitetip shark, oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark, Carcharinus longimanus | large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin |
| Meaning | smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins. | |
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| Synonyms | reef whitetip shark, Triaenodon obseus | |
| Member of | Triaenodon, genus Triaenodon | A genus of Triakidae |
| Broader | smooth dogfish | small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts |
| Meaning | large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide / worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark. | |
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| Synonyms | oceanic 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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