Definition of Whale. Meaning of Whale. Synonyms of Whale

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Definition of Whale

Whale
Whale Whale, n. [OE. whal, AS. hw[ae]l; akin to D. walvisch, G. wal, walfisch, OHG. wal, Icel. hvalr, Dan. & Sw. hval, hvalfisk. Cf. Narwhal, Walrus.] (Zo["o]l.) Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone.

Meaning of Whale from wikipedia

- whale (origin old english hwæl from proto-germanic hwalaz ) is the common name for various marine mammal s of the order cetacea the
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- the sperm whale (physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of the toothed whale s. extant species in the sperm whale family , along with the
- the humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale . one of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length
- includes the marine mammals commonly known as whale s, dolphin s, and porpoise s. 'whale'; its original meaning, 'large sea animal', was
- the baleen whale s, also called whalebone whales or great whales, form the mysticeti, one of two suborders of the cetacea (whales ,
- whaling is the hunting of whale s primarily for meat and oil . communities have long histories of sustenance whaling and harvesting beached whales.
- whale oil is oil obtained from the blubber of whale s. whale oil was sometimes known as train oil, which comes from the dutch word traan
- the southern right whale (eubalaena australis) is a baleen whale , one of three species classified as right whale s belonging to the genus
- the whale shark, rhincodon typus, is a slow-moving filter feeding shark and the largest known extant fish species . larger whale sharks.