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Definition of whitetip shark in English English dictionary
- large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins
- large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark
- smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins
- oceanic whitetip shark
- a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans
- whitetip reef shark
- a small species of requiem shark, taxonomic name Triaenodon obesus