HyperDic: whale_shark

English > 1 sense of the expression whale shark:
NOUNanimalwhale shark, Rhincodon typuslarge spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide / worldwide
English > whale shark: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide / worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton.
SynonymRhincodon typus
Member ofRhincodon, genus Rhincodonwhale sharks
BroadersharkAny of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
Spanishtiburón ballena
CatalanRhincodon typus, tauró balena

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