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Meanings of basking shark in inglês

português
tubarão-frade

Large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface.

        tubarão-frade
        Synonyms
        Examples for "Cetorhinus maximus"
        Examples for "Cetorhinus maximus"
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        Cetorhinus maximus has a tiny brain and super-tough skin, and its vital organs are well protected by its fleshy body.
        The Guardian
        Usage of basking shark in inglês
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        Click through for more amazing basking shark photos from the scientists.
        Wired
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        We're welcomed to Cape Clear Island by a basking shark.
        The Irish Times
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        Johnny had never encountered a basking shark before so he didn't know what it was.
        The Irish Times
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        As I passed the basking shark I surreptitiously touched its cold skin, rough as sandpaper.
        The Guardian
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        In fairness, with the 407 it's more basking shark.
        The Irish Times
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        A kayaker has captured some rare footage of a large basking shark off the Donegal coast.
        The Irish Times
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        The basking shark is a benign behemoth.
        Wired
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        He hypothesizes the trip may have to do with reproduction, another area that has long baffled basking shark researchers.
        Wired
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        A basking shark, she thought.
        Kensuke’s Kingdom
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        The big shadow stills among the meshes, and the basking shark is towed to a corner of the cove.
        The Irish Times
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        A basking shark has "jaws so large it could swallow you whole", one report would have you believe.
        BBC
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        The first time Gavin Maxwell saw a basking shark at close quarters was off the east coast of Skye in 1944.
        The Guardian
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        The basking shark takes centre stage in Wild Ireland magazine, the latest creation of the online wildlife education, web-broadcast, and information company.
        The Irish Times
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        The EU has been setting arbitrary quotas for basking shark livers, without any knowledge or research on the status of the fish.
        The Irish Times
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        The basking shark is a wondrous beast on which is bestowed a kind of eerie benevolence by virtue of its planktonic diet.
        The Guardian
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        Yes, it takes a lot to kill a basking shark -as Maxwell was to be reminded often over the following years.
        The Guardian
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