bask·ing shark (b s k ng)n. A very large shark (Cetorhinus maximus) that measures up to about 12 meters (40 feet) in length, feeds on plankton, and often floats near the surface of water. |
basking shark
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a very large plankton-eating shark, Cetorhinus maximus, often floating at the sea surface: family Cetorhinidae Also called sailfish
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| Noun | 1. |  basking shark - large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surfacemackerel shark - fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks Cetorhinus, genus Cetorhinus - comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae |
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