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BASKING SHARK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface
Synonyms:
basking shark; Cetorhinus maximus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("basking shark" is a kind of...):
mackerel shark (fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks)
Holonyms ("basking shark" is a member of...):
Cetorhinus; genus Cetorhinus (comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae)