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white shark

white shark is the ellipsis of great white shark.

Meaning of great white shark

Noun

great white shark (plural great white sharks)

  1. A large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of coastal surface waters in all major oceans that feeds on fish and marine mammals.

Forms of white shark

pluralwhite sharks

Questions about white shark

What is white shark the ellipsis of?
White shark is the ellipsis of great white shark.

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