man-eating shark

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

man-eating shark
    n 1: large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to
         attack humans [syn: {great white shark}, {white shark},
         {man-eater}, {man-eating shark}, {Carcharodon carcharias}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

man-eating shark \man-eating shark\ n.
   A term applied to sharks that attack humans, especially the
   great white shark ({Carcharodon carcharias}), a large
   aggressive shark widespread in warm seas.

   Syn: great white shark, white shark, man-eater, {Carcharodon
        carcharias}.
        [WordNet 1.5]