"whitetip" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whitetips [plural]
Etymology: white + tip Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|tip}} white + tip Head templates: {{en-noun}} whitetip (plural whitetips)
  1. Any of various animals having a white tip or tips on its body.
    The oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus.
    Sense id: en-whitetip-en-noun-jiQXUVGM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 15 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 32 18 18
  2. Any of various animals having a white tip or tips on its body.
    The whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus.
    Categories (lifeform): Carcharhiniform sharks
    Sense id: en-whitetip-en-noun-cRwN8d3o Disambiguation of Carcharhiniform sharks: 25 34 19 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 15 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 32 18 18
  3. Any of various animals having a white tip or tips on its body.
    Any of the hummingbirds of the Urosticte genus, characterized by the white tips on the males' rectrices.
    Categories (lifeform): Hummingbirds
    Sense id: en-whitetip-en-noun-hfxh113i Disambiguation of Hummingbirds: 24 24 33 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 15 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 32 18 18
  4. Any of various animals having a white tip or tips on its body.
    (entomology) Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Episynlestes, endemic to Australia.
    Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Damselflies
    Sense id: en-whitetip-en-noun-9vBMdCZi Disambiguation of Damselflies: 25 25 19 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 15 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 32 18 18 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

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