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Meanings of Rhincodon typus in English
Portuguese
tubarão-baleia Catalan
tauró balena Large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton.
Synonyms
Examples for "whale shark"
Examples for "whale shark"
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We should also stay at least 5m away from any part of the whale shark.
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Divers have rescued a whale shark caught in thick rope off the coast of Mexico.
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There would be few places safer for a young whale shark to grow up in.
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But for now, the whale shark will patrol his lonely lagoon, with supporters on all sides.
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The whale shark is the world's largest fish and can grow up to 18 metres long.
Usage of Rhincodon typus in English
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The results were published in a 2005 Journal of Applied Ecology article entitled, "An astronomical pattern-matching algorithm for computer-aided identification of whale sharks Rhincodon typus."