white shark

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Smooth hammerheads and blacktip sharks spent comparatively more time near the surface, whereas white sharks, spinner sharks, and dusky sharks were active throughout much of the water column. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Researchers have identified three distinct white shark populations, the one in the northern Atlantic, one in the northern Pacific and one in the southern hemisphere around Australia and South Africa. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025 The state prohibited the use of certain kinds of heavy fishing gear in shoreline areas where white sharks are most commonly found. Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025 Great white sharks, also known as white sharks, can weigh up to 4,000 lbs. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 13 Aug. 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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