tiger shark

noun

1. a large shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri, inhabiting warm seas, noted for its voracious habits.

tiger shark

noun

1. a voracious omnivorous requiem shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri, chiefly of tropical waters, having a striped or spotted body

2. any of certain other spotted sharks, such as Stegostoma tigrinum, of the Indian Ocean

Word History and Origins

Origin of tiger shark¹

First recorded in 1775–85