What does whale shark mean?

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

What is another word for whale shark?

Close synonyms include Rhincodon typus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is whale shark a common word?

whale shark is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

whale shark — meaning, pronunciation and definition

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1.
large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton
SynonymsRhincodon typus
Broadershark
Part ofRhincodon

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What does whale shark mean?: whale shark means "large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton".
What is another word for whale shark?: Close synonyms include Rhincodon typus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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