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Noun: great white shark
  1. Large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
    "A great white shark was spotted near the popular beach";
    - white shark, man-eater, man-eating shark, Carcharodon carcharias

Derived forms: great white sharks

Type of: mackerel shark

Part of: Carcharodon, genus Carcharodon

Encyclopedia: Great white shark