BASKING SHARK

Meaning of BASKING SHARK in English

Pronunciation: ' bas-ki ŋ -

Function: noun

Date: circa 1769

: a large plankton-feeding shark ( Cetorhinus maximus ) that has an oil-rich liver and may attain a length of up to 45 feet (13.7 meters)

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BASKING SHARK — Huge, sluggish shark (family Cetorhinidae) named for its habit of floating or slowly swimming at the surface. Possibly comprising more …
Английский словарь Британика
BASKING SHARK — noun 1. : one of the largest of sharks ( Cetorhinus maximus ) attaining a length of 40 feet, commonly …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASKING SHARK — () One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; …
Английский словарь Webster
BASKING SHARK — One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BASKING SHARK — one of the largest species of sharks (cetorhinus maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the …
Webster English vocab
BASKING SHARK — huge, sluggish shark of the family Cetorhinidae, usually classified as Cetorhinus maximus but possibly separable into more than one distinct …
Britannica English vocabulary
BASKING SHARK — Huge, sluggish shark (family Cetorhinidae) named for its habit of floating or slowly swimming at the surface. Possibly comprising more …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BASKING SHARK — noun Date: circa 1769 a large plankton-feeding shark ( Cetorhinus maximus ) that has an oil-rich liver and may attain …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BASKING SHARK — /bas"king, bah"sking/ a large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, of cold and temperate seas, that often swims slowly or floats at the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BASKING SHARK — noun Date: circa 1769 : a large plankton-feeding shark ( Cetorhinus maximus ) that has an oil-rich liver and may …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BASKING SHARK — ■ noun a large shark which feeds exclusively on plankton and typically swims slowly close to the surface. [ Cetorhinus …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BASKING SHARK — [bask.ing shark] n (ca. 1769): a large plankton-feeding shark (Cetorhinus maximus) that has an oil-rich liver and sometimes attains a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BASKING SHARK — noun a large shark that swims close to the surface of the ocean
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BASKING-SHARK — зоол. гигантская акула (зоология) гигантская акула (Cetorhinus maximus)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BASKING SHARK — Гигантская акула
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BASKING-SHARK — n зоол. гигантская акула ( Cetorhinus maximus )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BASKING-SHARK — зоол. гигантская акула
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BASKING SHARK — (n) гигантская акула
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BASKING-SHARK — n зоол. гигантская акула ( Cetorhinus maximus )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BASKING-SHARK — n зоол. гигантская акула ( Cetorhinus maximus )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BASKING SHARK — 1) китовая акула (Rhincodon); pl китовые акулы (Rhincodontidae) 2) гигантская акула (Cetorhinus); pl гигантские акулы (Cetorhinidae)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BASKING SHARK — 1) китовая акула ( Rhincodon ) ; pl китовые акулы ( Rhincodontidae ) 2) гигантская акула ( Cetorhinus ) ; …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BASKING-SHARK — зоол. гигантская акула (зоология) гигантская акула (Cetorhinus maximus)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHARK — I Any of more than 300 species of predatory cartilaginous fish (order Selachii). An ancient animal, it has changed little …
Английский словарь Британика
SHARK — I. ˈshärk, ˈshȧk noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. a. : any of numerous elasmobranch fishes that conform …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BASKING — present part of bask
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHARK — (v. t. & i.) Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.
Английский словарь Webster
BASKING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bask
Английский словарь Webster
SHARK — ( v. t. & i. ) Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BASKING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Bask
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHARK — shark 1 — sharklike , adj. /shahrk/ , n. any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHARK — I. ˈshärk noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century : any of numerous mostly marine cartilaginous fishes of medium to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHARK — vi to live by shifts and stratagems. 2. shark ·vt to pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly. 3. shark ·vt …
Webster English vocab
BASKING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of bask.
Webster English vocab
SHARK — [shark] n [ME] (15c): any of numerous mostly marine cartilaginous fishes of medium to large size that have a fusiform …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHARK — shark BrE AmE ʃɑːk AmE ʃɑːrk ▷ sharks ʃɑːks AmE ʃɑːrks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHARK — / ʃɑːk; NAmE ʃɑːrk/ noun 1. a large sea fish with very sharp teeth and a pointed fin on its …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHARK — shark /ʃɑːk $ ʃɑːrk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: Origin unknown. ] [ Sense …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHARK — n. colloq. a person who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others. [16th c.: orig. perh. f. G Schurke worthless rogue: infl. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHARK — n. colloq. a person who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others. [ 16th c.: orig. perh. f. G Schurke worthless rogue: …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHARK — ( sharks) Note: The form 'shark' can also be used as the plural form for meaning 1. 1. A shark …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHARK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES loan shark COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ But with them comes the threat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHARK — [noun] [C] [plural] shark or sharks - a very large fish that has sharp teeth and a vertical triangular part …
Cambridge English vocab
SHARK — n. basking shark great white shark white shark hammerhead shark mackerel shark mako shark nurse shark sand shark thresher shark …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHARK — n. Any of more than 300 species of predatory cartilaginous fish (order Selachii). An ancient animal, it has changed little …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHARK — Synonyms and related words : Admirable Crichton, Loch Ness monster, Reptilia, adept, alevin, animal, anthropophagite, artisan, artist, attache, authority, barbarian, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHARK — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ killer , man-eating SHARK + VERB ▪ attack sb ▪ bite sb ▪ feed ▪ circle ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BASKING — Гре&
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BASKING — Утешиться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHARK — shark.ogg 1. ʃɑ:k n 1. 1> акула 2> хищник financial sharks - биржевые акулы 2. шулер; мошенник; вымогатель 3. спекулянт …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHARK — 1. ʃɑ:k n 1. 1> акула 2> хищник financial sharks - биржевые акулы 2. шулер; мошенник; вымогатель 3. спекулянт land …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHARK — 1) акула 2) энт. капюшонница (Cucullia) • - alligator shark - angel shark - bamboo sharks - banjo shark - barbeled hound shark - basking shark - black shark - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SHARK — 1) акула 2) энт. капюшонница ( Cucullia ) • - alligator shark - angel shark - bamboo sharks - banjo …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SHARK — - land shark - loan shark
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
SHARK — n 1) infml He's a notorious loan shark in our city — У него всегда можно взять взаймы под большие проценты He's one …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SHARK — n 1) infml He's a notorious loan shark in our city — У него всегда можно взять взаймы под большие …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SHARK — shark n 1. infml He's a notorious loan shark in our city У него всегда можно взять взаймы под большие …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SHARK — 1) He's a notorious loan shark in our city — У него всегда можно взять взаймы под большие проценты He's …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SHARK — сущ. 1) общ. акула 2) общ. хищник; вымогатель; мошенник; жулик; спекулянт; "акула" (в переносном смысле: лицо, которое получает доходы, эксплуатируя или обманывая …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
SHARK — сущ. 1) общ. акула 2) общ. хищник; вымогатель; мошенник; жулик; спекулянт; "акула" (в переносном смысле: лицо, которое получает доходы, эксплуатируя или обманывая …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по финансовому менеджменту
BASKING — Гре&
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BASKING — нежиться
Англо-Русский словарь
BASK — ˈbask, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English basken, from Old Norse bathask, refl. of batha to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHONDRICHTHIAN — any fish that is a member of the class Chondrichthyes (or Selachii). The chondrichthians, or cartilaginous fishes, include the sharks, …
Britannica English vocabulary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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