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oceanic whitetip

oceanic whitetip is the ellipsis of oceanic whitetip shark.

Meaning of oceanic whitetip shark

Noun

oceanic whitetip shark (plural oceanic whitetip sharks)

  1. a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.

Forms of oceanic whitetip

pluraloceanic whitetips

Questions about oceanic whitetip

What is oceanic whitetip the ellipsis of?
Oceanic whitetip is the ellipsis of oceanic whitetip shark.

Words near oceanic whitetip in the dictionary

  1. oceanic crusts
  2. oceanic dolphin
  3. oceanic dolphins
  4. oceanic trench
  5. oceanic trenches
  6. oceanic whitetip
  7. oceanic whitetip shark
  8. oceanic whitetip sharks
  9. oceanic whitetips
  10. Oceanica
  11. oceanically

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