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Noun: tiger shark  tI-gur shaa(r)k
  1. Large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body
    "Tiger sharks are known as the garbage cans of the sea due to their indiscriminate eating habits";
    - Galeocerdo cuvieri

Derived forms: tiger sharks

Type of: requiem shark

Part of: Galeocerdo, genus Galeocerdo

Encyclopedia: Tiger shark