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

Translations

Megachasma pelagios, a rare deepwater shark

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

Further reading

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