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Webster 1913 Edition
Basking shark
Bask′ing sharkˊ
.(Zool.)
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.