whitetip shark

Noun
  1. Smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins (synset 101495787)
    is a type of: smooth dogfish - small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts
    belongs to: genus triaenodon, triaenodon - a genus of Triakidae
    same as: reef whitetip shark, triaenodon obseus
  2. Large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin;
    Worldwide distribution;
    Most dangerous shark (synset 101492753)
    is a type of: requiem shark - any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species
    belongs to: carcharhinus, genus carcharhinus - type genus of the Carcharhinidae
    same as: carcharinus longimanus, oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark

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