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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of sharks of the family Cetorhinidæ, containing a species of great size, approaching a whale in dimensions, whence the name. This is the basking-shark, C. maximus, which attains a length of 30 feet. See cut under
basking-shark .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae
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