tiger shark
nounDefinition of tiger shark
: a large gray or brown stocky-bodied requiem shark (Galeocerdo cuvieri) that is nearly cosmopolitan especially in warm seas and can be dangerous to humans — see shark illustration
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The bull shark aircraft launched from Hobby Airport, the great white shark and hammerhead shark aircraft launched from Dallas, the tiger shark aircraft launched from Chicago and the mako shark aircraft launched from Phoenix. — Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, "Southwest planes get some teeth to honor Discovery Channel's Shark Week," 9 July 2018 It's believed he was attacked by a bull shark or tiger shark, reported the New York Post. — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, "Tourist's arms and legs 'ripped to shreds' in Brazil by shark in waist deep water | Charlotte Observer," 17 Apr. 2018 Then, this April, I was attacked by a tiger shark while surfing off the coast of Shipwreck Beach in Keoniloa Bay, on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii. — Patty Hodapp, Outside Online, "The Man Who Survived a Rattler, Bear, and Shark Attack," 10 July 2018 The planes can be found by searching for each aircraft's tail number: great white (N470WN), hammerhead (N705SW), mako (N961WN), tiger shark (N553WN) and bull shark (N947WN). — Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, "Southwest planes get some teeth to honor Discovery Channel's Shark Week," 9 July 2018 There are sand tiger sharks with fearsome teeth, sandbar sharks with tall dorsal fins and nurse sharks huddled together on the floor of the tank. — Washington Post, "Sandy-ravaged aquarium opens splashy new shark exhibit," 26 June 2018 Bacilio Hernandez of Corpus Christi caught, tagged and released the 11-foot tiger shark last week. — Madeline Farber, Fox News, "Texas angler hooks 11-foot tiger shark: 'It was the catch of a lifetime'," 23 May 2018 This is an oral history in the sense that foothills are made of feet, or that a tiger shark is part tiger, part shark. — Jim Mclauchlin, WIRED, "The Secret History of the Racy Module That Almost Ruined D&D," 12 June 2018 The tiger shark is one of two apex predator sharks, along with great whites, that can stealthily ambush a victim before even being noticed. — Nelson Coffin, baltimoresun.com, "Towson underwater photographer takes up plight of sharks," 26 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tiger shark.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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