great white shark


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

First Known Use of GREAT WHITE SHARK

1833

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