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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 surfaceplay

  Familiarity information: CETORHINUS MAXIMUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CETORHINUS MAXIMUS (noun)


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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