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Rhincodon typus

DEFINITIONS OF: Rhincodon typus

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n large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton

Synonyms:
whale shark
Type of:
shark
any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
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