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Rhincodon typus

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Noun1.Rhincodon typus - large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwideRhincodon typus - large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton
whale shark
shark - any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
genus Rhincodon, Rhincodon - whale sharks
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