white shark

noun

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The inshore waters off many Cape Cod and South Shore beaches are preferred feeding grounds for white sharks. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2025 With this foundational classification system now in place, the hope is that future studies can use it to analyze large datasets across white shark populations. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 According to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, the northeastern Pacific white shark population seems to be on the rise and is not at risk of becoming endangered in U.S. waters. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 The white shark sheared the striped bass in half, and then quickly took off. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for white shark

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First Known Use

circa 1674, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of white shark was circa 1674

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