man-eating shark vs great white shark

man-eating shark and great white shark both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
man-eating shark	Yes	No	No	No
great white shark	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, man-eating shark and great white shark are synonyms defined as:

man-eating shark and great white shark: large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans

Other synonyms of man-eating shark include Carcharodon carcharias, man-eater, white shark.

man-eating shark (noun)	great white shark (noun)
large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans	large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans