great white shark
noun
: a large mackerel shark (Carcharodon carcharias) of warm seas that is bluish when young but becomes whitish with age and has been known to attack humans
called also white shark
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Fishermen recently learned that when a great white shark suddenly appeared, and chomped on a striped bass that was on their fishing line.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
In fact, with both species eating generalist diets, great white sharks might have outcompeted megalodons for food and ultimately played a role in their demise.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Additionally, basking sharks are often mistaken for great white sharks, but the latter have pointed dorsal fins, while basking sharks have rounded fins.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 28 May 2025
Many of the reefs are offshore in somewhat deeper water, and can attract marine life ranging from lobsters to great white sharks.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025
In fact, with both species eating generalist diets, great white sharks might have outcompeted megalodons for food and ultimately played a role in their demise.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Additionally, basking sharks are often mistaken for great white sharks, but the latter have pointed dorsal fins, while basking sharks have rounded fins.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 28 May 2025
Many of the reefs are offshore in somewhat deeper water, and can attract marine life ranging from lobsters to great white sharks.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2025
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“Great white shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20white%20shark. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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