Whale synonyms

wāl, hwāl
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leviathan
A very large animal, especially a whale.
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King of the Deep
A marine animal
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cetacean
Pertaining to the zoologic order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.
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cetaceous
Relating to whales or more generally to any marine mammal of the order Cetacea.
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baleen
(Physiology, uncountable) The plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mysticeti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry
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beluga
A large, white sturgeon (Huso huso) of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
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ceta
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cete
A group of badgers.
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finback
A large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale.
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giant
(Astronomy) A star that is considerably more luminous than a main sequence star of the same temperature (eg. red giant, blue giant).
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abundance
A great or plentiful amount:
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a great quantity
*Something impressive
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large amount
*Something impressive
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corker
A preposterous lie
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helluva lot
*Something impressive
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fish (related)
(Uncountable) The flesh of the fish used as food.
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grampus
The killer whale, Orsinus orca.
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mammal
An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.
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narwhal
An Arctic cetacean, Monodon monoceros, about 20 feet (6 meters) long; the male has a single twisted pointed canine tooth or tusk projecting forward like a horn.
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orc
(Fantasy, mythology) A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive. [from 17th c.]
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porpoise
A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to whales and dolphins.
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rorqual
Any whale with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.
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sei
A sei whale.
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baleen-whale (related)
Any of several large whales, of the suborder Mysticeti, that have plates of whalebone instead of teeth
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toothed-whale (related)
Any of various whales of the suborder Odontoceti, having an asymmetrical skull with one blowhole and numerous cone-shaped teeth. Toothed whales include the sperm, beluga, pilot, and beaked whales, and the narwhal, orca (killer whale), dolphins, and porpoises.
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hulk
A big (possibly clumsy) person
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a-great-deal
(Idiomatic) A large amount; a lot.
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a-lot
A large amount.
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heavyweight
A person or animal weighing much more than average
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