whale shark

基本解释

Despite this distinctive profile, scientists know very little about Rhincodon typus—the whale shark.
尽管鲸鲨（学名为鲸鲨属鲸鲨Rhincodon typus）这种特殊的外形，科学家们对它们还是了解少之又少。
Most scientists agree that Nessie is neither a whale nor a shark.
大多数科学家一致认为尼西既不是鲸，也不是鲨鱼。
The ocean is home to a whale and a shark.
大海是鲸鱼和鲨鱼的家。

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