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whitetip shark

whitetip shark
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-tip, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌtɪp, ˈwaɪt-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-tip, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌtɪp, ˈwaɪt-/

Definitions of whitetip shark words

  • noun whitetip shark 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. 1
  • noun whitetip shark Also called oceanic whitetip shark. a large, predominantly tropical deepwater shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, inhabiting Atlantic and Pacific waters: considered to be the most dangerous of all sharks. 1

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whitetip shark popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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