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tiger shark

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large shark, of species Galeocerdo cuvier, of wide warm-water distribution, that hunts alone and has dark stripes across its back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Galeocerdo cuvieri

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: requiem shark

History

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tauró tigre — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼬鯊 /鼬鲨 (yòushā) — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虎鯊 /虎鲨 (hǔshā) — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Dutch: tijgerhaai — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Finnish: tiikerihai — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • French: requin-tigre — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • German: Tigerhai — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Hungarian: tigriscápa — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Icelandic: tígrisháfur — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Indonesian: hiu harimau — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Indonesian: hiu macan — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Irish: siorc tíograch — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Italian: squalo tigre — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Japanese: 鼬鮫 (itachizame) — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Khmer: ឆ្លាមខ្លា (claam klaa) — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Korean: 뱀상어 (baemsang'eo) — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Malay: jerung harimau — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Māori: tōiki — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Norwegian: tigerhai — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Polish: żarłacz tygrysi — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Portuguese: tubarão-tigre — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Russian: тигро́вая аку́ла (tigróvaja akúla) — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Seri: hacat coospoj caacoj — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Spanish: tiburón tigre — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Swedish: tigerhaj — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Thai: ฉลามเสือ — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Thai: ตะเพียนทอง — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Thai: พิมพา — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Thai: เสือทะเล — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Turkish: kaplan köpek balığı — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Vietnamese: cá mập báo — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Vietnamese: cá mập hổ — Galeocerdo cuvier
  • Welsh: morgi rhesog — Galeocerdo cuvier