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 Definitions of whale shark  [ʰweɪlz, weɪlz]  

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Definition of 'whale shark' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) whale shark
a tropical shark, Rhincodon typus, ranging in size from 30 to 60 ft. (9 to 18 m) and having small teeth and a sievelike structure over the gills for catching plankton.

Etymology:  (1880–85)

Definition of 'whale shark' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) whale shark, Rhincodon typus
large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton

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