Rhincodon typus

Definitions of Rhincodon typus
  1. noun
    large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton
    synonyms: whale shark
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    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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