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CETORHINUS MAXIMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cetorhinus maximus mean?
• CETORHINUS MAXIMUS (noun)
The noun CETORHINUS MAXIMUS has 1 sense:
1. large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface
Familiarity information: CETORHINUS MAXIMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
basking shark; Cetorhinus maximus
Hypernyms ("Cetorhinus maximus" is a kind of...):
mackerel shark (fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks)
Holonyms ("Cetorhinus maximus" is a member of...):
Cetorhinus; genus Cetorhinus (comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae)
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