whale shark

基本解釋

Despite this distinctive profile, scientists know very little about Rhincodon typus—the whale shark.
盡琯鯨鯊（學(xué)名爲(wèi)鯨鯊屬鯨鯊Rhincodon typus）這種特殊的外形，科學(xué)家們對(duì)它們還是了解少之又少。
Most scientists agree that Nessie is neither a whale nor a shark.
大多數(shù)科學(xué)家一致認(rèn)爲(wèi)尼西既不是鯨，也不是鯊魚。
The ocean is home to a whale and a shark.
大海是鯨魚和鯊魚的家。

All that was left of the whale shark was a bunch of slop.
NEWYORKER: Swimming
But if enough rich tourists want to behold a whale shark, eating them may soon look like a foolish option.
ECONOMIST: Whale sharks
As I paddled closer I realized that it was a whale shark, its head and mouth smashed in, trailing thick blood into the water from the beach.
NEWYORKER: Swimming

a large spotted whalelike shark, Rhincodon typus, of warm seas, that feeds on plankton and small animals: family Rhincodontidae