basking shark
basking shark noun: a very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, that feeds at or close to the surface by filtering plankton from the water and is found in all the world's temperate oceans.
Noun
basking shark (plural basking sharks)
- A very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, that feeds at or close to the surface by filtering plankton from the water and is found in all the world's temperate oceans.
- Like the whale shark, the basking shark is a huge, slow-moving plankton feeder. Also like the whale shark, the basking shark is the sole member of a family created especially to accommodate it.1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 89
basking shark meaning in Tamil
basking shark in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Forms of basking shark
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Questions about basking shark
- What does basking shark mean?
- Basking shark means a very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, that feeds at or close to the surface by filtering plankton from the water and is found in all the world's temperate oceans.
- What is basking shark in Tamil?
- Basking shark in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Basking shark meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is basking shark?
- Basking shark is a noun.
- What is the plural of basking shark?
- The plural of basking shark is basking sharks.
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