basker

Definitions

1. Clipping of basking shark.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
2. One who or that which basks; agent noun of bask.
3. Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Urothemis, endemic to Africa and Asia.

Examples

“We'd had our first encounter with a basking shark, and, metaphorically at least, this gigantic, strange beast had me firmly in its jaws. Out of our wetsuits and back on dry land⟳, we headed for the marine laboratories at Port Erin on the south of the island to meet⟳ biologist Jill Strawbridge. Coming face⟳ to face⟳ with a basker had whetted my appetite, and I was keen to get⟳ to the bottom of some of the mysteries surrounding Cetorhinus maximus.”

“[…] they needed an animal that was content to bask in various different conditions. What they hadn't banked on was that their ideal basker, would come⟳ equipped with a bad attitude and fearsome set⟳ of teeth: 'crocodiles are the perfect model⟳ organism for this study⟳' explains Seebacher, because they are happy to bask both in and out of water.”

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