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

see shark illustration

Examples of great white shark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Continue reading … UNCHARTED WATERS — Massive great white shark makes history while venturing into uncharted waters. — FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Drone footage off Santa Barbara shows a juvenile great white shark circling within arm’s length of a lone swimmer. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

His drone is locked onto a great white shark, filming the apex predator’s every move. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026

It's gone from a 20-foot great white shark, to an apex predator that can fit on the tip of a needle. — David Pogue, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for great white shark

• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark
• marc
• mark
• marque
• narc
• quark

Kids Definition

great white shark

noun

: a large and dangerous shark of warm seas that is quick to attack human beings and is bluish when young but becomes whitish with age

Medical Definition

great white shark

noun

: 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