Definition of Blacktip shark

1. Noun. Widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink.

Exact synonyms: Carcharhinus Limbatus, Sandbar Shark
Generic synonyms: Requiem Shark
Group relationships: Carcharhinus, Genus Carcharhinus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blacktip Shark

blacksnake
blacksnakes
blackspeak
blacksploitation
blackspot
blackspots
blackstrap
blacktail
blacktail deer
blacktail jackrabbit
blacktail prairie dog
blacktails
blackthorns
blacktip
blacktip shark (current term)
blacktips
blacktop
blacktopped
blacktopping
blacktops
blacktress
blacktresses
blackware
blackwares
blackwash
blackwashes
blackwater fever
blackwaters

Literary usage of Blacktip shark

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sharks of Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (2000)
"blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus e IDENTIFICATION There are small amounts of black on the extremities of various fins. The anal fin coloration is highly ..."

2. Red Sea Sharks by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (1999)
"on the back edge of the apex of the first dorsal fin. Some divers call it a blacktip shark and others a whitetip. ..."

3. Sharks of Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (2000)
"blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus e IDENTIFICATION There are small amounts of black on the extremities of various fins. The anal fin coloration is highly ..."

4. Red Sea Sharks by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (1999)
"on the back edge of the apex of the first dorsal fin. Some divers call it a blacktip shark and others a whitetip. ..."

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