WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
whitetip shark n 1: smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins [syn: whitetip shark, reef whitetip shark, Triaenodon obseus] 2: large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark [syn: whitetip shark, oceanic whitetip shark, white-tipped shark, Carcharinus longimanus]