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oceanic whitetip shark

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
ocean-ic whitetip shark
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

oceanic whitetip sharks (plural)

Synonyms

oceanic whitetip whitetip whitetip shark white-tipped shark carcharinus longimanus carcharhinus longimanus

Questions

What does oceanic whitetip shark mean?
a large pelagic shark, taxonomic name Carcharhinus longimanus, characterized by the white tips on the fin, often prone to attack humans.

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