great white shark
noun
: 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
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On the other hand earlier this week, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy helped with tagging a female great white shark far from the Bay State.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Autumn, late March through early June, is thought to be the best time to go cage diving with great white sharks.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
The blockbuster film, which was directed by Spielberg, 78, follows the small fictional town of Amity Island as it is rocked by a series of brutal great white shark attacks.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Scientists working in Mexico have recorded multiple incidents in which a group of orcas hunt young great white sharks and eat their energy-rich livers.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Autumn, late March through early June, is thought to be the best time to go cage diving with great white sharks.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
The blockbuster film, which was directed by Spielberg, 78, follows the small fictional town of Amity Island as it is rocked by a series of brutal great white shark attacks.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Scientists working in Mexico have recorded multiple incidents in which a group of orcas hunt young great white sharks and eat their energy-rich livers.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Great white shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20white%20shark. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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