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- Dictionarywhale/weɪl/
noun
- 1. a very large marine mammal with a streamlined hairless body, a horizontal tail fin, and a blowhole on top of the head for breathing.
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Learn the meaning of whale as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to distinguish whale from related words like wail and wale, and explore phrases and articles about whales.
Learn the meaning of whale, a very large sea mammal that breathes air through a hole at the top of its head. See examples of whale in sentences, idioms and literature from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Whales are fully aquatic placental marine mammals that belong to the order Cetartiodactyla. They are divided into two parvorders: baleen whales (Mysticeti) and toothed whales (Odontoceti), and range in size, shape and behavior.
Whale definition: any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.. See examples of WHALE used in a sentence.
Sep 16, 2024 · Whale is a term for any of the larger aquatic mammals belonging to the order Cetacea, such as baleen whales and toothed whales. Learn about their characteristics, distribution, behavior, and human impact on them.
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a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a very large fish. There are several types of whale, some of which are hunted. whale meat; We saw a whale blowing a jet of spray high in the air. management and conservation of whale stocks; see also blue whale, killer whale, pilot whale, sperm whale
A whale is a very large animal that lives in the sea and breathes air through a hole at the top of its head. Find out more about whales and see how to say them in different languages.
