WordNet
white-tipped shark
n. large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark [syn: whitetip shark, oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharinus longimanus]
Usage examples of "white-tipped shark".
The dromon, long and lean as a white-tipped shark, circled the ship and bore closer, white-faced men at the rudders.
During Giordino's watch, he speared a three-foot white-tipped shark.