whitetip

See also: white-tip

English

Etymology

white +‎ tip

Noun

whitetip (plural whitetips)

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

Gallery

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  Carcharhinus longimanus
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  Triaenodon obesus
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  Urosticte benjamini