white shark

noun

: great white shark

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For instance, a shark alert was issued on Monday for a white shark off Truro’s Head of the Meadow Beach. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 The white sharks are believed to be juveniles ranging in size from 6 to 12 feet. — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Just this past Tuesday, juvenile white sharks were spotted near Pine Point Beach in Maine. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 The craft can patrol near beaches for up to a week at a time, using acoustic receivers to listen for white sharks in the wild that have been fitted by scientists with tracking tags. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for white shark

Word History

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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white shark

noun
: great white shark

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white shark

noun
: great white shark

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