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Basking Shark
Webster's Dictionary
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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Basking Shark'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/basking-shark.html. 1828.