great white shark

/greɪt waɪt ʃɑrk/
/greɪt hwaɪt ʃɑrk/
/greɪt waɪt ʃɑk/
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Other forms: great white sharks

Definitions of great white shark
  1. noun
    large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
    synonyms: Carcharodon carcharias, man-eater, man-eating shark, white shark
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    type of:
    mackerel shark
    fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks
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