English noun: whitetip shark | |||
1. | whitetip shark (animal) smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins | ||
Synonyms | reef whitetip shark, Triaenodon obseus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | smooth dogfish | ||
Member meronym | genus Triaenodon, Triaenodon | ||
2. | whitetip shark (animal) large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark | ||
Synonyms | Carcharinus longimanus, oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark | ||
Broader (hypernym) | requiem shark | ||
Member meronym | Carcharhinus, genus Carcharhinus | ||