whitetip shark

Noun whitetip shark has 2 senses

• whitetip shark(n = noun.animal) reef whitetip shark, triaenodon obseus - smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins; Array
is a kind of smooth dogfish
is a member of genus triaenodon, triaenodon

• whitetip shark(n = noun.animal) carcharinus longimanus, oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark - large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark; Array
is a kind of requiem shark
is a member of carcharhinus, genus carcharhinus