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Whale

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Noun

any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, esp. as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
Informal . something big, great, or fine of its kind
I had a whale of a time in Europe.
( initial capital letter ) Astronomy . the constellation Cetus.

Verb (used without object)

to engage in whaling or whale fishing.

Synonyms

adjective
cetacean , cetaceous
noun
baleen , beluga , ceta , cetacean , cete , finback , grampus , mammal , narwhal , orc , orca , porpoise , rorqual , sei , whopper

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