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great white shark
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great white shark,
a large shark (Carcharodon carcharias , class Chondrichtyes ) usually found in warm seas. When young it is bluish but it becomes white with age. It grows to over 15 feet in length and is feared as a man-eater. Also called white shark and great white . [PJC]
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