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basking shark
noun bask·ing shark \ˈbas-kiŋ-\
Definition of BASKING SHARK
: 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)
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First Known Use of BASKING SHARK
circa 1769
Rhymes with BASKING SHARK
accent mark, acritarch, antiquark, cutty sark, deutsche mark, disembark, double-park, great white shark, hierarch, Joan of Arc, make one's mark, matriarch, meadowlark, metalmark, minipark, oligarch, paperbark, patriarch, Plimsoll mark, question mark, service mark, stringybark, telemark, thresher shark, tiger shark, trierarch, watermark, water park
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