oceanic whitetip

A form of oceanic whitetip shark — a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.

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Meanings

nounoceanic whitetip (plural oceanic whitetips)

plural oceanic whitetips

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of oceanic whitetip shark.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
oceanic whitetip shark
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