Whale shark Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton
Rhincodon typus.
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(Zoöl.) (a) The basking, or liver, shark.(b) A very large harmless shark (Rhinodon typicus ) native of the Indian Ocean. It sometimes becomes sixty feet long.
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- a huge harmless shark (
Rhinodon typicus ) of the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length, but has very small teeth. - .
(Zoöl.) (a) The basking, or liver, shark.(b) A very large harmless shark (Rhinodon typicus ) native of the Indian Ocean. It sometimes becomes sixty feet long.
