ジンベエザメ
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Meanings
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whale shark
usually written using kana alone
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus), the largest known fish species. The name is thought to derive from the pattern resembling a jinbei (甚兵衛) garment.
See also: ジンベイザメ
Whale sharks eat plankton.
I swam with a whale shark in the sea off Okinawa.