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whitetip shark

American  
[hwahyt-tip, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌtɪp, ˈwaɪt- /
Or white-tipped shark

noun

  1. Also called reef whitetip shark.  a smooth dogfish, Triaenodon obseus, having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins and occurring inshore among the reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans and the Red Sea.

  2. Also called oceanic whitetip shark.  a large, predominantly tropical deepwater shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, inhabiting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: considered to be the most dangerous of all sharks.

Etymology

Origin of whitetip shark

white + tip 1

Example Sentences

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Friday's decisions move whale sharks, manta rays and devil rays onto Appendix I after countries on Thursday did the same for the critically endangered oceanic whitetip shark.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

Not long ago, while snorkeling in his lagoon, he punched a marauding whitetip shark in the snout.

From Time Magazine Archive

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