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whale sharks

whale sharks is the plural of whale shark.

Meaning of whale shark

Noun

whale shark (plural whale sharks)

  1. A very large spotted shark, Rhincodon typus, of warm marine waters, similar to a whale, that feeds by filtering plankton from the water.
    • The largest fish in the world is a shark. It is a harmless plankton eater, and its name, whale shark has been confusing people for years.1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 42

Questions about whale sharks

What is whale sharks the plural of?
Whale sharks is the plural of whale shark.

Words near whale sharks in the dictionary

  1. whale oils
  2. whale on
  3. whale safari
  4. whale safaris
  5. whale shark
  6. whale sharks
  7. whale shot
  8. whale tail
  9. whale tails
  10. whale watch
  11. whale watched

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