whitetip shark

Other forms: whitetip sharks

Definitions of whitetip shark

1. noun

   large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark
   synonyms: Carcharinus longimanus, oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark

   type of:

   requiem shark

   any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
2. noun

   smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins
   synonyms: Triaenodon obseus, reef whitetip shark

   type of:

   smooth dogfish

   small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts