whitetip shark

noun

1.
smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins
reef whitetip shark Triaenodon obesus Triaenodon obseus
2.
large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark
Carcharhinus longimanus Carcharinus longimanus oceanic whitetip shark white-tipped shark