The great white shark has greatin it because it's big in size.
The species name of the Great White Shark is Carcharodon carcharias.
The "Great White Shark" is the nick name of Greg Norman who is an Australian golfer.
Carcharodon Carcharias.
They are big (great) and they have white bellys and there sharks...get it????
Scientific name is Carcharodon carcharias. Called white pointer and white death shark.
Correct name for Great White Shark is Carcharodon carcharias. Some other nicknames are White Death and White Pointer.
whale shark
The scientific name for the Great White Shark is Carcharodon carcharias.
The old name used historically was actually the 'man-eater' shark. The confusion is some other shark species are referred to as a man eater at various times. However the white shark was actually called the 'man-eater shark'. This name was felt to give them a bad image, and many others felt was undeserved. So it started being referred to as the great shark, great white shark, and great blue shark. Great white is the one that appears to have stuck.
The great white is Carcharodon Carcharias.
The genus of the Great White Shark is Charcharodon and the species is charcharias. So, the scientific name would be Charachadon Charcharias. When writing the scientific name, the first word should be capitalized and the second word should start with a capital letter. So the scientific name of a Great White Shark is Charcharodon Charcharias.PLUS: The scientific name of a prehistoric Great White is Chararodon Megalodon. Megalodon means "Big tooth."