whitetip
nounEtymology From white + tip.
› Any of various animals having a white tip or…
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The oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus.
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The whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus.
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Any of the hummingbirds of the Urosticte genus, characterized by the white tips on the males' rectrices.
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Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Episynlestes, endemic to Australia.
- Derived terms
- oceanic whitetip