Term: whale shark: large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: accountantship: the position of accountant
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: swell: a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: indenture: formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: tertiary syphilis: the third stage; characterized by involvement of internal organs especially the brain and spinal cord as well as the heart and liver
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: atomism: (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: presidio: a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: common arrowhead: a weed
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: diphtheria: acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: atomic energy: the energy released by a nuclear reaction
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: moss campion: tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America