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Man-eating shark

noun

Large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans. Synonyms: Carcharodon carcharias, great white shark, man-eater, white shark.

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"Man-eating shark" Quotes from Famous Books

... of yours, but I do not think it would be entirely safe for you. We are not going on the comparatively quiet waters of the harbor, but out into the ocean itself, and that in a whaleboat, and we may have very rough sailing; besides, it is not at all impossible that a man-eating shark might get into the boat alive, and, as I heard an old fisherman say yesterday, ...

— Elsie at Nantucket • Martha Finley

Words linked to "Man-eating shark" : man-eater, mackerel shark, Carcharodon carcharias, great white shark, Carcharodon, genus Carcharodon, white shark