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 Translation for 'whale shark' from English to Italian
NOUN   a whale shark | whale sharks
SYNO Rhincodon typus | whale shark
ittiol.T
squalo {m} balena [Rhincodon typus]
whale shark
Partial Matches
zool.T
cetaceo {m}
whale
zool.T
balena {f}
whale
3
zool.T
megattera {f} [Megaptera novaeangliae]
humpback (whale)
zool.T
balenottera {f} azzurra [Balaenoptera musculus]
blue whale
zool.T
balenottera {f} comune [Balaenoptera physalus]
fin whale
zool.T
orca {f}
killer whale
zool.T
balena {f} della Groenlandia [Balaena mysticetus]
bowhead whale
orn.T
becco {m} a scarpa [Balaeniceps rex]
whale-headed stork
zool.T
balena {f} grigia [Eschrichtius robustus]
grey whale [Br.]
zool.T
balena {f} grigia [Eschrichtius robustus]
gray whale [Am.]
zool.T
cogia {m} di Owen [Kogia sima, syn.: Kogia simus]
dwarf sperm whale
zool.T
balena {f} della Groenlandia [Balaena mysticetus]
Greenland (right) whale
zool.T
mesoplodonte {m} pigmeo [Mesoplodon peruvianus] [specie di cetaceo odontoceto]
lesser beaked whale
zool.T
mesoplodonte {m} pigmeo [Mesoplodon peruvianus] [specie di cetaceo odontoceto]
Peruvian beaked whale
zool.T
mesoplodonte {m} pigmeo [Mesoplodon peruvianus] [specie di cetaceo odontoceto]
bandolero beaked whale
zool.T
mesoplodonte {m} pigmeo [Mesoplodon peruvianus] [specie di cetaceo odontoceto]
pygmy beaked whale
zool.T
peponocefalo {m} [Peponocephala electra] [specie di delfino]
melon-headed whale
zool.T
feresa {f} [Feresa attenuata] [specie di delfino]
pygmy killer whale
ittiol.T
pescecane {m}
shark
ittiol.zool.T
squalo {m}
shark
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Usage Examples English
  • Some northern areas of the reef system near Isla Contoy are home to the largest fish on the planet, the whale shark.
  • Groups from Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Philippines make up the largest groups of visitors. Most tourists book guided tours with dive centers familiar with whale shark interaction.
  • More than eighty diving sites are located around the island among its extensive reefs teeming with marine life, including the elusive whale shark.
  • In this capacity he travelled to WWF's Whale Shark conservation site in 2007.
  • The largest fish in the world, the whale shark, gathers in the bay during the April and May full moons.

  • The whale shark ("Rhincodon typus") is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species.
  • The largest recorded egg is from a whale shark and was [...] in size.
  • The whale shark is also known as the [...] or [...] in Japanese, due to its skin patterns resembling those seen on [...].
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