oceanic whitetip shark

noun

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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oceanic whitetipwhitetipwhitetip sharkwhite-tipped sharkCarcharinus longimanusCarcharhinus longimanus
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Meanings

nounoceanic whitetip shark (plural oceanic whitetip sharks)

plural oceanic whitetip sharks

  1. a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.

    Synonyms: oceanic whitetip, whitetip

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.

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oceanic whitetipwhitetip

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark

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whitetip sharkwhite-tipped sharkCarcharinus longimanusCarcharhinus longimanus
Broader
requiem shark

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan tauró de mans llargues, camarí
  • tauró de mans llarguesCarcharhinus longimanus
  • camaríCarcharhinus longimanus
Chinese Mandarin 遠洋白鰭鯊 /远洋白鳍鲨
  • 遠洋白鰭鯊 /远洋白鳍鲨 (yuǎnyáng báiqíshā)Carcharhinus longimanus
Czech žralok dlouhoploutvý
  • žralok dlouhoploutvýCarcharhinus longimanus
Esperanto oceana blankmakula ŝarko
  • oceana blankmakula ŝarkoCarcharhinus longimanus
Finnish valkopilkkahai
  • valkopilkkahaiCarcharhinus longimanus
French requin longimane
  • requin longimaneCarcharhinus longimanus
German Weißspitzen-Hochseehai, Hochsee-Weißflossenhai
  • Weißspitzen-HochseehaiCarcharhinus longimanus
  • Hochsee-WeißflossenhaiCarcharhinus longimanus
Greek μακροπτερυγοκαρχαρίας
  • μακροπτερυγοκαρχαρίας (makropterygokarcharías)Carcharhinus longimanus
Irish siorc bán aigéanach
  • siorc bán aigéanachCarcharhinus longimanus
Italian squalo longimano, squalo pinna bianca oceanico
  • squalo longimanoCarcharhinus longimanus
  • squalo pinna bianca oceanicoCarcharhinus longimanus
Japanese 汚鮫
  • 汚鮫 (yogorezame)Carcharhinus longimanus
Polish żarłacz białopłetwy
  • żarłacz białopłetwyCarcharhinus longimanus
Portuguese galha-branca oceânico
  • galha-branca oceânicoCarcharhinus longimanus
Russian длиннокры́лая аку́ла
  • длиннокры́лая аку́ла (dlinnokrýlaja akúla)Carcharhinus longimanus
Spanish tiburón oceánico, tiburón oceánico de puntas blancas
  • tiburón oceánicoCarcharhinus longimanus
  • tiburón oceánico de puntas blancasCarcharhinus longimanus
Swedish vitfenad oceanhaj, årfenshaj
  • vitfenad oceanhajCarcharhinus longimanus
  • årfenshajCarcharhinus longimanus
Cite this entry
APA

oceanic whitetip shark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oceanic%20whitetip%20shark

MLA

“oceanic whitetip shark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oceanic%20whitetip%20shark. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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