Whale definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WHALE, n. [G., to stir, agitate or rove.] The general name ... to the class Mammalia in the Linnean system. The common whale is of the genus Balaena. It is the largest animal ... northern seas, and in the torrid zone much larger. The whale furnishes us with oil, whalebone, etc. [See Cachalot.] WordNet (r ... person; impressive in size or qualities [syn: giant, hulk, heavyweight, whale] 2: any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined ... from Old English hwæl; akin to Old High German hwal whale and perhaps to Latin squalus sea fish Date: before ...
whale shark definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton [syn: whale shark, Rhincodon typus] Merriam Webster's noun Date: circa 1885 ... including those that have teeth, as the cachalot, or sperm whale (see Sperm whale); and the baleen, or whalebone, whales (Mysticete), comprising those that ... important species of whalebone whales are the bowhead, or Greenland, whale (see Illust. of Right whale), the Biscay whale, the ...
sperm whale definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris [syn: sperm whale, cachalot, black whale, Physeter catodon] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: short for spermaceti whale Date: circa 1700 a large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus syn. P. catodon) with a massive squarish ...
whale louse definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: amphipod ... including those that have teeth, as the cachalot, or sperm whale (see Sperm whale); and the baleen, or whalebone, whales (Mysticete), comprising those that ... important species of whalebone whales are the bowhead, or Greenland, whale (see Illust. of Right whale), the Biscay whale, the Antarctic whale, the gray whale (see under Gray), ...
Whale's tongue definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Note: The existing ... including those that have teeth, as the cachalot, or sperm whale (see Sperm whale); and the baleen, or whalebone, whales (Mysticete), comprising those that ... important species of whalebone whales are the bowhead, or Greenland, whale (see Illust. of Right whale), the Biscay whale, the Antarctic whale, the gray whale (see under Gray), ...
Whale fin definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Note: The existing whales ... including those that have teeth, as the cachalot, or sperm whale (see Sperm whale); and the baleen, or whalebone, whales (Mysticete), comprising those that ... important species of whalebone whales are the bowhead, or Greenland, whale (see Illust. of Right whale), the Biscay whale, the Antarctic whale, the gray whale (see under Gray), ...
Whale's bone definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Note: The existing ... including those that have teeth, as the cachalot, or sperm whale (see Sperm whale); and the baleen, or whalebone, whales (Mysticete), comprising those that ... important species of whalebone whales are the bowhead, or Greenland, whale (see Illust. of Right whale), the Biscay whale, the Antarctic whale, the gray whale (see under Gray), ...
Whale fishery definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Note: The existing whales ... including those that have teeth, as the cachalot, or sperm whale (see Sperm whale); and the baleen, or whalebone, whales (Mysticete), comprising those that ... important species of whalebone whales are the bowhead, or Greenland, whale (see Illust. of Right whale), the Biscay whale, the Antarctic whale, the gray whale (see under Gray), ...
right whale definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: large Arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil Merriam ... There is no dorsal fin except in the pygmy right whale, a small, seldom-seen whale of the Southern Hemisphere. The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), inhabiting Arctic and N temperate waters, is ...
Whale bird definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Note: The existing whales ... including those that have teeth, as the cachalot, or sperm whale (see Sperm whale); and the baleen, or whalebone, whales (Mysticete), comprising those that ... important species of whalebone whales are the bowhead, or Greenland, whale (see Illust. of Right whale), the Biscay whale, the Antarctic whale, the gray whale (see under Gray), ...
Whale shot definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Note: The existing whales ... including those that have teeth, as the cachalot, or sperm whale (see Sperm whale); and the baleen, or whalebone, whales (Mysticete), comprising those that ... important species of whalebone whales are the bowhead, or Greenland, whale (see Illust. of Right whale), the Biscay whale, the Antarctic whale, the gray whale (see under Gray), ...
Spermaceti whale definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Spermaceti Sper`ma*ce"ti ... sperma sperm + cetus,gen. ceti, any large sea animal, a whale, Gr. ???. See Sperm, Cetaceous.] A white waxy substance obtained from cavities in the head of the sperm whale, and used making candles, oilments, cosmetics, etc. It consists essentially ... the removal of certain impurities is sometimes called cetin. Spermaceti whale (Zo["o]l.), the sperm whale. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sperm whale Sperm" whale` (Zo["o]l.) A very large toothed ...
pygmy sperm whale definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America [syn: pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Sperm whale Sperm" whale` (Zo["o]l.) A very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus), having a head of enormous size. The ...
Pygmy right whale definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Right whale Right" whale` (Zo["o]l.) (a) The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale (Bal[ae]na mysticetus), from whose mouth the best whalebone is obtained. (b) Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale (Bal[ae]na cisarctica), and the Pacific right whale ( ...