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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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sperm whale (physeter macrocephalus) is the
largest of the
toothed whale s.
extant species in the
sperm whale family ,
along with the
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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
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baleen whale s, also
called whalebone whales or
great whales, form the mysticeti, one of two
suborders of the
cetacea (whales ,
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whaling is the
hunting of
whale s
primarily for meat and oil .
communities have long
histories of
sustenance whaling and
harvesting beached whales.
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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.
