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whaleshark

whaleshark is the alternative form 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

Forms of whaleshark

pluralwhalesharks

Questions about whaleshark

What is whaleshark the alternative form of?
Whaleshark is the alternative form of whale shark.

Words near whaleshark in the dictionary

  1. whalers
  2. whalery
  3. whales
  4. whales away
  5. whales on
  6. whaleshark
  7. whalesharks
  8. whaleship
  9. whaleships
  10. whaleshit
  11. whalesman

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