blue whale
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blue whale
noun blue whales
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A whale (Balaenoptera musculus), blue in color and the largest known living animal.
But there are a rabble of uncertain, fugitive half-fabulous whales, which as an American whaleman, I know by reputation, but not personally....the Iceberg whale; the Quog Whale; the Blue Whale. But I omit them as altogether obsolete and can hardly help suspecting them for mere sounds full of leviath
Similar: sulfur-bottom whale, sulphur bottom whale
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noun a whale, Balaenoptera musculus
| Español | rorcual azul, ballena azul |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대왕고래 daewanggorae |
| 日本語 | 白長須鯨 shironagasu kujira |
| 中文 | 藍鯨 /蓝鲸 lánjīng |
| Kiswahili | nyangumi buluu |
| Português | baleia-azul |
| Français | baleine bleue, rorqual bleu, rorqual de Sibbald |
| Deutsch | Blauwal |
| Italiano | balenottera azzurra |
| Ελληνικά | γαλάζια φάλαινα galázia fálaina |
| Română | balenă albastră, balenă uriașă |
| Русский | блюва́л bljuvál, си́ний кит sínij kit, голубо́й кит golubój kit, си́ний полоса́тик sínij polosátik, голубо́й полоса́тик golubój polosátik |
| Tiếng Việt | cá voi xanh |
| עברית | לִוְיָתָן כָּחוֹל livyatán kaḥól |
Talk about this word "blue whale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blue%20whale. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. blue whale. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blue%20whale "blue whale." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blue%20whale.Cite this
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