"Basking Shark" is a word in ENGLISH
One of the largest species of sharks (Cetorhinus
maximus), so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the liver
shark, or bone shark. It inhabits the northern seas of Europe and
America, and grows to a length of more than forty feet. It is a
harmless species.
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