megamouth shark

English

Noun

megamouth shark (plural megamouth sharks)

1. A rare species of deepwater shark, , a filter-feeder, swimming with its large mouth wide open to capture plankton and jellyfish.

Synonyms

• megamouth

Further reading

• megamouth shark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Megachasma pelagios on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Megachasma pelagios on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Translations

Megachasma pelagios, a rare deepwater shark

• Cebuano: tangoytangoy
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• Finnish: kitahai
• Japanese: メガマウス (megamausu)
• Spanish: tiburón boquiancho m