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great white shark
noun
Definition of GREAT WHITE SHARK
: a large mackerel shark (Carcharodon carcharias) of warm seas that is bluish when young but becomes whitish with age and has been known to attack humans —called also white shark — see shark illustration
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First Known Use of GREAT WHITE SHARK
1833
Rhymes with GREAT WHITE SHARK
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great white shark
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Medical Definition of GREAT WHITE SHARK
: a large shark (Carcharodon carcharias of the family Lamnidae) that is bluish when young but becomes whitish with age and has been known to attack humans—called also white shark
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