ジンベエザメ

じんべえざめ
noun
whale shark
animal-fish
1. whale shark
The largest fish species in the world, a gentle filter feeder that eats plankton and small fish. Popular in Japanese aquariums, notably Okinawa's Churaumi Aquarium.
The whale shark is the largest of all fish.
I saw a whale shark at the aquarium.
ジンベエザメはおとなしくて、(ひと)(おそ)ことはほとんどない。
Whale sharks are gentle and almost never attack people.

Usage

Named for its pattern of white spots, said to resemble a 甚平(じんべい) (a traditional summer jacket). Despite being called a shark, it feeds only on plankton and small fish, not larger prey.

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