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Meaning of "great white shark" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREAT WHITE SHARK

great white shark  [ɡreɪt waɪt ʃɑːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREAT WHITE SHARK

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Great white shark is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREAT WHITE SHARK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

great white shark

Great white shark

The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a species of large lamniform shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. The great white shark is mainly known for its size, with mature individuals growing up to 6.4 m (21 ft) in length (although reports have been published of great white sharks measuring over 8 m (26 ft), and 3,324 kg (7,328 lb) in weight). This shark reaches its maturity around 15 years of age and was previously believed to have a life span of over 30 years. The true lifespan of great white sharks is far longer; now estimated to be as long as 70 years or more, making it one of the longest lived cartilaginous fish currently known. Great white sharks can accelerate to speeds that exceed 56 km/h (35 mph). The great white shark is an apex predator of the seas and has no natural predators other than the Orca. The great white shark is arguably the world's largest known extant macropredatory fish, and is one of the primary predators of marine mammals.

Definition of great white shark in the English dictionary

The definition of great white shark in the dictionary is a larɡe shark, Carcharodon carcharias, that preys on marine mammals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREAT WHITE SHARK


antishark
ˌæntɪˈʃɑːk
arc
ɑːk
at.
ɑːk
bookmark
ˈbʊkˌmɑːk
chark
tʃɑːk
Clark
klɑːk
dark
dɑːk
dat.
dɑːk
Denmark
ˈdɛnmɑːk
Iraq
ɪˈrɑːk
landshark
ˈlændˌʃɑːk
lat.
lɑːk
marc
mɑːk
mark
mɑːk
marque
mɑːk
mat.
mɑːk
park
pɑːk
sawshark
ˈsɔːˌʃɑːk
shark
ʃɑːk
spark
spɑːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREAT WHITE SHARK

great skua
Great Slave Lake
Great Slave River
Great Smokies
Great Smoky Mountains
Great St Bernard Pass
Great Stour
great tit
Great Trek
great vassal
Great Victoria Desert
Great Vowel Shift
Great Wall
Great Wall of China
Great War
Great Week
great white heron
Great White Way
Great Yarmouth
great year

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREAT WHITE SHARK

angel shark
basking shark
blue shark
carpet shark
cow shark
fox shark
grey nurse shark
gummy shark
hark
loan shark
mackerel shark
nurse shark
requiem shark
school shark
six-gilled shark
soupfin shark
thresher shark
tiger shark
whale shark
whaler shark
white shark

Synonyms and antonyms of great white shark in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «great white shark» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREAT WHITE SHARK

Find out the translation of great white shark to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of great white shark from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «great white shark» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大白鲨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gran tiburón blanco
570 millions of speakers

English

great white shark
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महान सफेद शार्क
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

القرش الأبيض الكبير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

большая белая акула
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grande tubarão branco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহান সাদা হাঙ্গর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grand requin blanc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jerung putih yang hebat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

großen weißen Hai
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホホジロザメ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백상아리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hiu putih gedhe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá mập trắng lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய வெள்ளை சுறா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पांढरा मोठा शार्क मासा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyük beyaz köpek balığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grande squalo bianco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Żarłacz biały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

велика біла акула
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mare rechin alb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεγάλο λευκό καρχαρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groot wit haai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vithaj
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hvithai
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of great white shark

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREAT WHITE SHARK»

The term «great white shark» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.194 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about great white shark

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2 QUOTES WITH «GREAT WHITE SHARK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word great white shark.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh
Of all the creatures in the world that really frighten me - the hyena in Africa, the great white shark - leopard seals are near the top of the list. They're killers. If my team spots one, they'll pull me out of the water.
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Jim Toomey
Sometimes making a story is as easy as putting two characters in a room and seeing what happens. So, imagine a great white shark and a giant squid in the same bathroom.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREAT WHITE SHARK»

Discover the use of great white shark in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to great white shark and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Great White Shark
Lavishly illustrated, this book is the first complete, definitive accout for general readers of everything that is known about the great white shark, the most feared creature in the world’s oceans.
John E. McCosker, 1995
2
South Africa's Great White Shark
The definitive text on one of the world's foremost predators
Thomas P. Peschak, Michael C. Scholl, 2006
3
Cousteau's Great White Shark
Here is the story, in words, photographs, and drawings, of a two-and-a-half-year expedition to the south coast of Australia.
Jean-Michel Cousteau, 1995
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The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival ...
A journalist describes how her fascination with great white sharks led her to Southeast Farallon Island, a remote island off the California coast, and to a group of biologists who study these fearsome, frequently misunderstood predators of ...
Susan Casey, 2006
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The Great White Shark
Explains to children why many people fear the deadly great white shark with its 3,000 razor-sharp teeth.
Lisa Owings, 2011
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Blue Meridian
Blue Meridian records the awesome experience of swimming in open water among hundreds of sharks, the beauties of strange seas and landscapes and the camaraderie, humour and tension of people who live in close proximity and risk their lives ...
Peter Matthiessen, 2012
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Great White Shark
"Simple text and photographs present great white sharks, their body parts, and their behavior"--Provided by publisher.
Deborah Nuzzolo, 2008
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The Great White Shark
The great white shark likes warm water near the coastline. It may live near the surface or up to 775 feet (236 m) below the surface. People usually see great whites when the sharks come to the surface of the water to feed. Sometimes you can ...
James Hirsch, 2005
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Great White Shark: Myth and Reality
Looks at a research team's tracking of great white sharks, offering information the behavior of white sharks, the dangers they face, and myths about them.
‎2012
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The Action Hero's Handbook: How to Catch a Great White ...
Compiles information from movies and television programs including "Star Trek", "Top Gun", and "Body Heat" to teach readers such skills as how to tell if someone is really dead, how to evade a MiG, and how to pick up someone in a bar.
David Borgenicht, Joe Borgenicht, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREAT WHITE SHARK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term great white shark is used in the context of the following news items.
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Great white shark stranded on Chatham beach
Great white shark stranded on Chatham beach. Shark kept wet by beachgoers. UPDATED 5:16 PM EDT Jul 13, 2015 ... «WCVB Boston, Jul 15»
2
Brave surfer chases great white shark to get swell footage after …
Most surfers would paddle for their lives if their board was 'bumped by a great white shark - but not this one. Instead, this intrepid surfer chased ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Watch This Great White Shark Excitedly Photobomb Another Shark
Video posted July 6 to YouTube shows the GoPro camera on a great white shark up-close, when suddenly a really excited friend jumps out of ... «FOX 11 Los Angeles, Jul 15»
4
Whale 'Hogtied' in Net Saved From Great White Shark
A humpback whale entangled off the coast of Massachusetts was freed Saturday, but not before a great white shark saw the opportunity to take ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
5
World news photos: Party with bulls, fashion protrest and more
A great white shark bites Michael's camera as he tried to photograph it for his finprinting project in the sea off Dyer Island, South Africa. «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
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Stretch of Huntington Beach Reopens After Great White Shark
A portion of Huntington Beach that was shut down on Friday after a surfer reported an aggressive encounter by a great white shark off the coast ... «KTLA, Jul 15»
7
Tourists Record Seal As It Escapes Great White Shark Off South Africa
A group of tourists on a cruise off the South African coast managed to record the exploits of a lucky seal as it managed to escape the jaws of an ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Close Encounter With a Great White Shark: Photos
Great white sharks are the biggest predatory fish in the world. And despite their mass, they can travel at ridiculous speeds, at over 35 miles per ... «Discovery News, Jul 15»
9
Lucky seal escapes jaws of great white shark off South Africa's …
Tourists got their money's worth off during a cruise off South Africa's Atlantic coast when they witnessed a seal's harrowing escape from a great ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
The Great White Shark as CMO: Marketing Leadership with Teeth
Great White Shark CMO Most leaders earn their ranks by being feared, respected, or loved. Great white sharks have a knack for inspiring all ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»

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