white shark

noun

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The team’s focus had been white sharks, but the young mako was encountered unexpectedly during a summer 2023 research expedition, and the team decided to seize the rare opportunity. Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 Recent drone studies have found that white sharks swim much closer to humans, and much more often, than previously thought. Erik Vance, New York Times, 26 July 2024 The rebounding gray seal population in Cape Cod has been a key part of the resurgence of white sharks. Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024 The predator measured 12 feet and was a mature, male white shark. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for white shark 

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First Known Use

circa 1674, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of white shark was circa 1674

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