| NOUN | animal | whale shark, Rhincodon typus | large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide / worldwide |
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| Meaning | large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide / worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton. | |
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| Synonym | Rhincodon typus | |
| Member of | Rhincodon, genus Rhincodon | whale sharks |
| Broader | shark | Any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales |