megamouth shark

megamouth shark

English

Noun

megamouth shark (plural megamouth sharks)

1. A rare species of deepwater shark, Megachasma pelagios, 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
• Megachasma pelagios on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Translations

Megachasma pelagios, a rare deepwater shark

Cebuano: tangoytangoy

Finnish: kitahai