"blacktip" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blacktips [plural]
Etymology: From black + tip. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|black|tip}} black + tip Head templates: {{en-noun}} blacktip (plural blacktips)
  1. Any of various fish having black-colored tips. Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-blacktip-en-noun-DL0nAsIs Disambiguation of Fish: 73 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Elphinstonia, having black tips to the upper forewings. Categories (lifeform): Pierid butterflies
    Sense id: en-blacktip-en-noun-NHrfYjIB Disambiguation of Pierid butterflies: 30 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Australian blacktip shark, blacktip grouper, blacktip reef shark, blacktip sawtail catshark, blacktip shark, blacktip tope, blacktip trevally, smooth tooth blacktip shark

Inflected forms

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