Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiger shark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: tiger shark
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large shark, of species Galeocerdo cuvier, of wide warm-water distribution, that hunts alone and has dark stripes across its back.

Inflected Forms

tiger sharks (plural)

Phrases

sand tiger shark

Synonyms

galeocerdo cuvieri

Questions

What does tiger shark mean?: A large shark, of species Galeocerdo cuvier, of wide warm-water distribution, that hunts alone and has dark stripes across its back.

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