whitetip
Meanings
noun
- Any of various animals having a white tip or tips on the body.
- The oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus.
- The whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus.
- Any of the hummingbirds of the Urosticte genus, characterized by the white tips on the males' rectrices.
- Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Episynlestes, endemic to Australia.
Word forms
Etymology
From white + tip.
Derived words
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