tiger shark
noun
: a large gray or brown stocky-bodied requiem shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) that is nearly cosmopolitan especially in warm seas and can be dangerous to humans see shark illustration
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Waters around the islands are home to multiple types of sharks, including grey reef sharks, nurse sharks, lemon sharks, tiger sharks, bull sharks, and hammerhead sharks, according to Visit Turks & Caicos Islands.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Marine biologists tagged nearly 400 sharks, mostly great white or tiger sharks, as of late 2024, Fox 13 reported.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Here are three animals—tiger sharks, green and golden bell frogs and cane toads—whose cannibalistic tendencies serve a vital purpose.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Gianluca Di Gioia, 48, of Rome, died after he was attacked by the tiger shark in the Red Sea on Sunday, Dec. 22, according to Italian news agency ANSA.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Marine biologists tagged nearly 400 sharks, mostly great white or tiger sharks, as of late 2024, Fox 13 reported.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
Here are three animals—tiger sharks, green and golden bell frogs and cane toads—whose cannibalistic tendencies serve a vital purpose.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Gianluca Di Gioia, 48, of Rome, died after he was attacked by the tiger shark in the Red Sea on Sunday, Dec. 22, according to Italian news agency ANSA.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Tiger shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiger%20shark. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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