tiger shark

noun

: a large gray or brown stocky-bodied requiem shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) that is nearly cosmopolitan especially in warm seas and can be dangerous to humans see shark illustration

Examples of tiger shark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While blacktip sharks are most common in the region, the project also focuses on sand tiger sharks and hammerhead sharks. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

Fatal shark attacks are usually because of bull sharks, tiger sharks or white sharks. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 14 July 2026

Previous studies in Australia have shown this correlation, including one analysis that suggests bites from tiger sharks are more common following heavy rainfall. — Sam Nichols, Scientific American, 8 July 2026

Researchers from the University of Hawaii have also found that Olowalu in particular is a mating hub for tiger sharks, according to Hawaii News Now. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1785, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tiger shark

• disembark
• matriarch
• meadowlark
• patriarch
• watermark
• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark

Kids Definition

tiger shark

noun

: a large brown or gray shark of warm seas that sometimes attacks human beings