Definitions for oceanic whitetip shark

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. whitetip shark, oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark, Carcharinus longimanus(noun)

    large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark

Wiktionary

  1. oceanic whitetip shark(Noun)

    a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.


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