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Noun: whale shark  weyl shaa(r)k
  1. Large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton
    "Divers swam alongside the massive whale shark as it fed";
    - Rhincodon typus

Derived forms: whale sharks

Type of: shark

Part of: genus Rhincodon, Rhincodon

Encyclopedia: Whale shark