tiger shark
5
3.9
- noun
- /ˈtaɪɡər ʃɑrk/
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tiburón tigre
- While snorkeling, I saw a tiger shark swimming gracefully among the coral reefs.
- tiger shark catches
- distribution of the tiger shark
- movement of tiger sharks
And have you ever seen a tiger shark up close there?
- And have you ever seen a tiger shark up close there?
- No, no, I think down there it's mainly tiger sharks.
- Oh, did you see the video in Egypt of that dude getting eaten by tiger shark?
Examples
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Dolphins, and sometimes tiger sharks, can also be found here.
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A lot of the times, tiger sharks, great white sharks, they'll try and ambush you from behind.
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And have you ever seen a tiger shark up close there?
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And I looked down and there was a tiger shark pressing my leg.
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"Cause we've been learning about the tiger shark at school.
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Less is known about tiger shark movement in the oceanic Hawaiian Islands.
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In one instance, Hannah lost a five-month-old calf to a tiger shark.
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While considered a nearshore shark, returns of tagged tiger sharks from the east coast of the United States show that they can move considerable distances.
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Here, we present a spatial and temporal analysis of catches of tiger sharks from the longline fishery logbooks.
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Fifteen sharks were caught farther than 50 n.mi. offshore, indicating that tiger sharks do occur well offshore and are removed from benthic topography.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
A large dangerous shark called the tiger shark that lives in warm seas with dark body stripes
How Dangerous
5
3.9
- Specialized
7
6.7
- Specialized
4
4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally transparent: 'tiger' modifies 'shark' to indicate a shark with tiger-like characteristics (notably stripes/spots), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a kind of shark. This type of animal-naming pattern is cross-linguistically common, making the meaning readily predictable for B1 learners.
Etymology
Tiger shark gets its name from the dark, tiger-like stripes or spots on its body, so people saw a picture of a tiger on the shark. That's why the name now means a large, 'dangerous' shark often found in warm seas.