noun
- Smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian Oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins.
- synonyms: reef whitetip shark, Triaenodon obseus
- Large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark.
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