WHALE SHARK


Meaning of WHALE SHARK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1885

: a shark ( Rhincodon typus ) of warm waters that has small teeth, feeds chiefly on plankton strained by its gill rakers, may sometimes attain a length of up to 60 feet (18.3 meters), and is the largest known fish

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