also: ほほじろざめ
great white shark; white pointer
Refers to the species Carcharodon carcharias. In Japanese, the katakana spelling ホオジロザメ is the most common written form.
Great white sharks inhabit warm seas around the world.
あの映画に出てくる巨大なホオジロザメは怖かった。
The giant great white shark in that movie was scary.