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tiger shark

noun

  1. a large shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri, inhabiting warm seas, noted for its voracious habits.


tiger shark

noun

  1. a voracious omnivorous requiem shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri, chiefly of tropical waters, having a striped or spotted body
  2. any of certain other spotted sharks, such as Stegostoma tigrinum, of the Indian Ocean
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tiger shark1

First recorded in 1775–85
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That battle takes place in a flooded Colosseum filled with bloodthirsty tiger sharks.

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A tiger shark in northern Australia has given researchers the surprise of their lives - by throwing up a fully intact and famously land-dwelling echidna.

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