white shark
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3.9
- noun
- /waɪt ʃɑrk/
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- So now he also loves great white sharks.
- great white shark
- white shark captured
- distribution of white sharks
And all of a sudden we see a white shark just breach and flop down right where we've been.
- And all of a sudden we see a white shark just breach and flop down right where we've been.
- But it turns out that these juvenile great white sharks are not aggressive towards humans usually.
- When I was younger, I really wanted to see great white sharks in the wild because I I just think they're beautiful animals, still do.
- It could be a whale shark or a great white shark with melanism.
- He's he's captured me in the water not far from a white shark where I'd normally swim.
- OK, originally I started with great white sharks.
- Unless you have that, you're just like a a minnow in a sea of great white sharks.
Examples
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The news reported a sighting of a white shark that had been lurking close to the beach, prompting warnings for swimmers.
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And of course there is the great white shark, which lurks in large numbers in the waters off Australia's southern coast.
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- I want to swim with a great white shark.
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The rate of recovery is simply remarkable and goes to show that great white sharks are extremely resilient.
Blog text (28) -
But it turns out that these juvenile great white sharks are not aggressive towards humans usually.
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The great white shark has the ability to heal from severe trauma in no time at all!
Blog text (28) -
One of their predators is the great white shark, which reaches lengths as huge as 20 feet.
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A silent hunter, the great white shark stalks its prey with near invisibility, its attack both unstoppable and fatal.
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While swimming near the coast, a diver spotted a large white shark gliding gracefully through the water.
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During the expedition, the research team captured stunning footage of a white shark hunting for seals.
Synonyms
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2.9
A very large sea fish with a white belly that sometimes attacks people
A very large shark called the great white that sometimes attacks people
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a shark that is white' is directly and transparently derived from combining the adjective 'white' with the noun 'shark' following a standard noun phrase modifier pattern. This compositional logic is cross-linguistically common (many languages form species names the same way), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The name white shark comes from people who noticed the shark's pale, white belly and used white to describe it. That clear image of a big, pale shark is why the name now refers to the large, powerful shark that can 'attack humans'.