great white shark
A large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans…A large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals.
» Seals love fish and great white sharks love seals.
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1 sensesA large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals.
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- large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
Examples
3 sentencesSeals love fish and great white sharks love seals.
The children were most interested in the great white shark.
He was diving for abalone off Cape Howe south of Sydney when a 3-meter great white shark attacked.
Translations
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Forms
plural: great white sharks| Singular | great white shark |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans:white sharkman-eaterman-eating sharkCarcharodon carcharias
See also
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