tiger shark
noun
: a large gray or brown stocky-bodied requiem shark (Galeocerdo cuvieri) that is nearly cosmopolitan especially in warm seas and can be dangerous to humans see shark illustration
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There were two nonfatal attacks off Fire Island in 2018, at least one of which involved a sand tiger shark, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. 
Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 July 2022 Officials believe the attack was by a tiger shark, which left behind a 4-inch gash on the surfer's leg. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 14 July 2022 The creature involved in Wednesday's incident has been identified as a tiger shark, Bellone said. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022 The shark involved in Wednesday morning's incident was identified as a tiger shark, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said. Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022 The person punched the shark, which was said to be a tiger shark about 4 feet long, and a wave pushed the person back to shore and away from the animal, Bellone said. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 July 2022 The swimming pigs of the Bahamas are becoming the favorite food of the local tiger shark. Marianne Garvey, CNN, 11 July 2022 Port Aransas officials said Michael Ploch used a drone to catch a 9.5-foot tiger shark off of the beach's south jetty by dropping bait off the end of the Horace Caldwell Pier and then dropping his hook hundreds of yards north of the south jetty. Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Apr. 2022 The top attraction, however, is the surfboard that 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton was paddling off Kauai in 2003 when a 14-foot tiger shark took her left arm. Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022 See More
Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 July 2022 Officials believe the attack was by a tiger shark, which left behind a 4-inch gash on the surfer's leg. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 14 July 2022 The creature involved in Wednesday's incident has been identified as a tiger shark, Bellone said. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022 The shark involved in Wednesday morning's incident was identified as a tiger shark, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said. Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022 The person punched the shark, which was said to be a tiger shark about 4 feet long, and a wave pushed the person back to shore and away from the animal, Bellone said. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 July 2022 The swimming pigs of the Bahamas are becoming the favorite food of the local tiger shark. Marianne Garvey, CNN, 11 July 2022 Port Aransas officials said Michael Ploch used a drone to catch a 9.5-foot tiger shark off of the beach's south jetty by dropping bait off the end of the Horace Caldwell Pier and then dropping his hook hundreds of yards north of the south jetty. Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Apr. 2022 The top attraction, however, is the surfboard that 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton was paddling off Kauai in 2003 when a 14-foot tiger shark took her left arm. Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1785, in the meaning defined above