Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basking shark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: bask-ing shark
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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 world's temperate oceans.

Example Sentences

"Like the whale shark, the basking shark is a huge, slow-moving plankton feeder. Also like the whale shark, the basking shark is the sole member of a family created especially to accommodate it."

Inflected Forms

basking sharks (plural)

Synonyms

cetorhinus maximus

Questions

What does basking shark mean?: 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 world's temperate oceans.

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