whitetip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various animals having a white tip or tips on the body.
  2. The oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus.
  3. The whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus.
  4. Any of the hummingbirds of the Urosticte genus, characterized by the white tips on the males' rectrices.
  5. Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Episynlestes, endemic to Australia.

Word forms

whitetip whitetips

Etymology

From white + tip.

Derived words

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