great white shark

noun

A large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals.

Similar
great whitewhite pointerwhite sharkman-eaterman-eating sharkCarcharodon carcharias
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Meanings

noungreat white shark (plural great white sharks)

plural great white sharks

  1. A large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals.

    Synonyms: great white, white pointer, white shark

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals.

Similar
great whitewhite pointerwhite shark

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans

Similar
white sharkman-eaterman-eating sharkCarcharodon carcharias
Broader
mackerel shark
Also see
man-eaterwhite pointer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans witdoodshai
  • witdoodshaiCarcharodon carcharias
Arabic قِرْش أَبْيَض عَظِيم
  • قِرْش أَبْيَض عَظِيم (qirš ʔabyaḍ ʕaẓīm)Carcharodon carcharias
Catalan tauró blanc
  • tauró blancCarcharodon carcharias
Chinese Cantonese 大白鯊 /大白鲨
  • 大白鯊 /大白鲨 (daai⁶ baak⁶ saa¹)Carcharodon carcharias
Chinese Mandarin 大白鯊 /大白鲨
  • 大白鯊 /大白鲨 (dàbáishā)Carcharodon carcharias
Danish hvidhaj, menneskehaj
  • hvidhajCarcharodon carcharias
  • menneskehajCarcharodon carcharias
Dutch grote witte haai, mensenhaai
  • grote witte haaiCarcharodon carcharias
  • mensenhaaiCarcharodon carcharias
Esperanto granda blanka ŝarko
  • granda blanka ŝarkoCarcharodon carcharias
Finnish valkohai
  • valkohaiCarcharodon carcharias
French grand requin blanc
  • grand requin blancCarcharodon carcharias
German Weißer Hai, Menschenhai
  • Weißer HaiCarcharodon carcharias
  • MenschenhaiCarcharodon carcharias
Greek λευκός καρχαρίας
  • λευκός καρχαρίας (lefkós karcharías)Carcharodon carcharias
Hungarian fehér cápa
  • fehér cápaCarcharodon carcharias
Icelandic hvítháfur
  • hvítháfurCarcharodon carcharias
Irish siorc bán mór
  • siorc bán mórCarcharodon carcharias
Italian grande squalo bianco
  • grande squalo biancoCarcharodon carcharias
Japanese 頬白鮫
  • 頬白鮫Carcharodon carcharias
Korean 백상아리
  • 백상아리 (baeksang'ari)Carcharodon carcharias
Latin Carcharodon carcharias
  • Carcharodon carchariasCarcharodon carcharias
Māori mangō-taniwha, mangō-tuatini
  • mangō-taniwhaCarcharodon carcharias
  • mangō-tuatiniCarcharodon carcharias
  • mangō-ururoaCarcharodon carcharias
Norwegian Bokmål hvithai
  • hvithaiCarcharodon carcharias
Persian کوسه بزرگ سفید
  • کوسه بزرگ سفیدCarcharodon carcharias
Polish żarłacz biały
  • żarłacz białyCarcharodon carcharias
Portuguese grande-tubarão-branco, tubarão-branco
  • grande-tubarão-brancoCarcharodon carcharias
  • tubarão-brancoCarcharodon carcharias
Russian больша́я бе́лая аку́ла, бе́лая аку́ла
  • больша́я бе́лая аку́ла (bolʹšája bélaja akúla)Carcharodon carcharias
  • бе́лая аку́ла (bélaja akúla)Carcharodon carcharias
  • аку́ла-людое́д (akúla-ljudojéd)Carcharodon carcharias
Spanish gran tiburón blanco
  • gran tiburón blancoCarcharodon carcharias
Swedish vithaj
  • vithajCarcharodon carcharias
Tagalog butanding
  • butandingCarcharodon carcharias
Turkish büyük beyaz köpekbalığı, harharyas
  • büyük beyaz köpekbalığıCarcharodon carcharias
  • harharyasCarcharodon carcharias
Welsh morgi mawr gwyn
  • morgi mawr gwynCarcharodon carcharias
Cite this entry
APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great white shark,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20white%20shark.

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