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whale

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Pluralwhales

Definition

A very large marine mammal with a streamlined hairless body, a horizontal tail fin, and a blowhole on top of the head for breathing.

To remember it

Picture the large, dark creature swimming in the blue ocean. Think of its size and shape as a whale.

Examples

A1
The whale is big.
A2
We saw a whale in the sea.
B1
The whale swam close to the boat and blew water from its blowhole.
B2
Although whales are mammals, they live entirely in the ocean and must surface to breathe.
C1
The documentary highlighted the migratory patterns of the humpback whale, emphasizing the need for international conservation efforts.
C2
Had the whaling moratorium not been enforced, the blue whale might have faced extinction by the end of the twentieth century.

Synonyms

cetaceanleviathan

Animals