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

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And that means all sharks, not just the iconic ones like great white sharks or tiger sharks. —

Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024 Another tiger shark caught by the team regurgitated half a dugong, also equally unexpected. —

Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024 Sand Tiger Sharks—Birth Is A Battle To Be Won Sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus), have an unusual reproductive strategy that begins with a cannibalistic showdown in the womb. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024 In some cases — bull sharks, mako sharks and baby sand tiger sharks, for example — sharks will even eat their own species. —

Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tiger shark