GREAT WHITE SHARK

Meaning of GREAT WHITE SHARK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1833

: a large mackerel shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) of warm seas that is bluish when young but becomes whitish with age and is a man-eater — called also white shark — see shark illustration

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GREAT WHITE SHARK — noun Date: 1833 a large mackerel shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) of warm seas that is bluish when young but …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GREAT WHITE SHARK — or white shark Large, aggressive shark ( Carcharodon carcharias , family Lamnidae), considered the species most dangerous to humans. It …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT WHITE SHARK — noun : a large mackerel shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) that is bluish gray when young but becomes dun or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT WHITE SHARK — a large shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of tropical and temperate seas, known to occasionally attack swimmers. Also called white shark . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT WHITE SHARK — Function: noun Date: 1833 : a large mackerel shark ( Carcharodon carcharias ) of warm seas that is bluish when …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GREAT WHITE SHARK — ■ noun a very large predatory shark with a brownish or grey back and white underparts. [ Carcharodon carcharias .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
GREAT WHITE SHARK — [great white shark] n (ca. 1931): a large mackerel shark (Carcharodon carcharias) of warm seas that is bluish when young …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREAT WHITE SHARK — noun a large aggressive shark with a brown or grey back, found in warm seas
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT WHITE SHARK — or white shark Large, aggressive shark ( Carcharodon carcharias , family Lamnidae), considered the species most dangerous to humans. It …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT WHITE SHARK — Большая белая акула
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT WHITE SHARK — белая акула, акула-людоед (Carcharodon carcharias)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GREAT WHITE SHARK — белая акула, акула-людоед ( Carcharodon carcharias )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WHITE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) White Monk white corpuscle white blood cell Bourke White Margaret cabbage white white footed …
Английский словарь Британика
SHARK — I Any of more than 300 species of predatory cartilaginous fish (order Selachii). An ancient animal, it has changed little …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
WHITE — I. ˈhwīt also ˈwī-; usu -īd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English white, whit, from Old English hwīt; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHARK — I. ˈshärk, ˈshȧk noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. a. : any of numerous elasmobranch fishes that conform …
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GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
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SHARK — (v. t. & i.) Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.
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SHARK — ( v. t. & i. ) Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHITE — /hwuyt, wuyt/ , adj., whiter, whitest , n. , v. , whited, whiting . adj. 1. of the color of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHARK — shark 1 — sharklike , adj. /shahrk/ , n. any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain …
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GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
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WHITE — I. ˈhwīt, ˈwīt adjective ( whit·er ; whit·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīt; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHARK — I. ˈshärk noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century : any of numerous mostly marine cartilaginous fishes of medium to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
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WHITE — noun a white pigment; as, venice white. 2. white ·superl gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary. 3. white …
Webster English vocab
SHARK — vi to live by shifts and stratagems. 2. shark ·vt to pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly. 3. shark ·vt …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
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WHITE — [white] adj whit.er ; whit.est [ME, fr. OE hwit; akin to OHG hwiz white and prob. to OCS svetu light, …
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SHARK — [shark] n [ME] (15c): any of numerous mostly marine cartilaginous fishes of medium to large size that have a fusiform …
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GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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WHITE — white, White BrE AmE waɪt hwaɪt — Preference poll, British English: waɪt 77%, hwaɪt 23%. ▷ whited ˈwaɪt ɪd ˈhwaɪt-, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHARK — shark BrE AmE ʃɑːk AmE ʃɑːrk ▷ sharks ʃɑːks AmE ʃɑːrks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHITE — / waɪt; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( whiter , whit·est ) 1. having the colour of fresh …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHARK — / ʃɑːk; NAmE ʃɑːrk/ noun 1. a large sea fish with very sharp teeth and a pointed fin on its …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHITE — I. white 1 S1 W1 /waɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ white , ↑ whiteness , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHARK — shark /ʃɑːk $ ʃɑːrk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Origin unknown. ] [ Sense …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHITE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHARK — n. colloq. a person who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others. [16th c.: orig. perh. f. G Schurke worthless rogue: infl. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHITE — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHARK — n. colloq. a person who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others. [ 16th c.: orig. perh. f. G Schurke worthless rogue: …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHITE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Oxford English vocab
GREAT
Oxford English vocab
WHITE — ( whiter, whitest, whites) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHARK — ( sharks) Note: The form 'shark' can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1. 1. A shark …
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GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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WHITE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHARK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES loan shark COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ But with them comes the threat …
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GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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SHARK — [noun] [C] [plural] shark or sharks - a very large fish that has sharp teeth and a vertical triangular part …
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
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WHITE — n. white whale White Monk white corpuscle white blood cell Bourke White Margaret cabbage white white footed mouse great white …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHARK — n. basking shark great white shark white shark hammerhead shark mackerel shark mako shark nurse shark sand shark thresher shark …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHARK — n. Any of more than 300 species of predatory cartilaginous fish (order Selachii). An ancient animal, it has changed little …
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GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
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WHITE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHARK — Synonyms and related words : Admirable Crichton, Loch Ness monster, Reptilia, adept, alevin, animal, anthropophagite, artisan, artist, attache, authority, barbarian, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHARK — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ killer , man-eating SHARK + VERB ▪ attack sb ▪ bite sb ▪ feed ▪ circle ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
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