whitetip shark
n 1: smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea
having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins [syn: {whitetip
shark}, {reef whitetip shark}, {Triaenodon obseus}]
2: large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin;
worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark [syn: {whitetip
shark}, {oceanic whitetip shark}, {white-tipped shark},
{Carcharinus longimanus}]