sei whale

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sei whale

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Partial translation of Norwegian seihval, seikval, from sei (“pollock”) + hval/kval (“whale”).

noun sei whales

  1. A whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera borealis).

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noun whale of the rorqual family

Españolrorcual norteño
한국어보리고래 borigorae
日本語鰯鯨 iwashi-kujira
中文塞鯨 /塞鲸 sāijīng
Portuguêsbaleia-sei, baleia-boreal
Françaisrorqual boréal
DeutschSeiwal
Italianobalenottera boreale
Ελληνικάβορειοφάλαινα voreiofálaina
Русскийсейва́л sejvál, сайдяно́й кит sajdjanój kit, ивасёвый кит ivasjóvyj kit, ивасёвый полоса́тик ivasjóvyj polosátik

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@misc{sei_whale_2026,
  title = {sei whale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sei%20whale},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}