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

Once fished to the brink of extinction globally, sand tiger sharks, that iconic aquarium shark with a jaw of protruding, jagged teeth that only a mother could love, have been increasing in the Boston Harbor over the last decade. — Asia London Palomba, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026

Some charged down a 300-foot (90-meter) underwater tunnel, stopping to stare at a sand tiger shark or sea turtles. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

The Project’s ranks now include about 80 fishermen manning 15 boats who also support the tagging and research of their erstwhile prey (their work has led to the recent world-first tagging of 10 tiger sharks in Indonesian waters). — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

Species like white sharks, dusky sharks and sand tiger sharks are known to hunt in shallow water near shore. — Heather McCarron, USA Today, 1 Sep. 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