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whale shark

whale shark

A very large filter-feeding shark with a broad, flattened head and pale spots across its back.

Rhincodon typus

All languages

English
whale shark
Norwegian
hvalhai
Japanese
ジンベエザメ — じんべえざめ — jimbēzame
Korean
고래상어 — goraesangeo
Spanish
tiburón ballena
French
requin-baleine
German
Walhai

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