tiger shark

/ˌtaɪgər ʃɑrk/
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Other forms: tiger sharks

Definitions of tiger shark
  1. noun
    large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body
    synonyms: Galeocerdo cuvieri
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    type of:
    requiem shark
    any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
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