Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A baleen whale (Balaenoptera borealis) having a grayish body with a whitish underside, a curved dorsal fin, and grooves on the throat.
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- noun a
whale of therorqual family (Balaenoptera borealis )
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- noun similar to but smaller than the finback whale
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Partial translation of Norwegian seihval; see sei.]
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Adapted from Norwegian seihval, with the second half translated.
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