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    RHINCODON TYPUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on planktonplay

    Synonyms:

    Rhincodon typus; whale shark

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Rhincodon typus" is a kind of...):

    shark (any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales)

    Holonyms ("Rhincodon typus" is a member of...):

    genus Rhincodon; Rhincodon (whale sharks)

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