Basking-shark
11basking shark — noun Date: circa 1769 a large plankton feeding shark (Cetorhinus maximus) that has an oil rich liver and may attain a length of up to 45 feet (13.7 meters) …
12basking shark — noun A very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, that feeds at or close to the surface by filtering plankton from the water and is found in all the worlds temperate oceans …
13basking shark — noun a large shark which feeds exclusively on plankton and typically swims slowly close to the surface. [Cetorhinus maximus.] …
14basking shark — /ˈbaskɪŋ ʃak/ (say bahsking shahk) noun a very large shark, Cetorhinus maximus, which frequently comes to the surface to bask in the sun …
15Shark — Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf.… …
16Shark barrow — Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); …
17Shark ray — Shark Shark, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari as, so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka rcharos having sharp or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf. {Shark}, v. t. & i.); …
18Shark Trust — is a charitable organization founded in the UK in 1997 [cite web|url=http://www.sharktrust.org/view folder.asp?folderid=6173 depth=2 rootid=6159 level2id=6173 level1= toptab=1 |title=Who we are | publisher=Shark Trust |accessdate=2006 09 22]… …
19Shark finning — is the controversial process of removing shark fins to provide the ingredients for the popular Asian dish of shark fin soup. TOC According to wildlife conservationists, much of the trade in sharks fins is derived from fins cut from living sharks; …
20basking — 1742, prp. adj. from BASK (Cf. bask) (q.v.). Basking shark is recorded from 1769 …
