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Definition of Blue whale
1. Noun. Largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere.
Generic synonyms: Baleen Whale, Whalebone Whale
Group relationships: Balaenoptera, Genus Balaenoptera
Definition of Blue whale
1. Noun. A whale (''Balaenoptera musculus''), blue in colour/color and the largest known living animal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blue Whale
Literary usage of Blue whale
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1920)
"The whales captured at the various whaling stations of the Falkland area are
confined largely to three species — blue whale ..."
2. South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1920)
"The whales captured at the various whaling stations of the Falkland area are
confined largely to three species — blue whale ..."
3. Balancing Reading & Language Learning: A Resource for Teaching English by Mary Cappellini (2005)
"March 10 The blue whale skeleton is very big. Is the biggest skeleton on earth.
I like the blue whale because is very big and you can stuy a lot of it. ..."
4. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"The blue whale's range in the UAE, as evidenced by skeletons found along the
coast and ... The blue whale moves through the water with sleek grace, ..."
5. Balancing Reading & Language Learning: A Resource for Teaching English by Mary Cappellini (2005)
"March 10 The blue whale skeleton is very big. Is the biggest skeleton on earth.
I like the blue whale because is very big and you can stuy a lot of it. ..."
6. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"The blue whale's range in the UAE, as evidenced by skeletons found along the
coast and ... The blue whale moves through the water with sleek grace, ..."
7. Icelandby Cathy Harlow by Cathy Harlow (2004)
"They are minke whale, blue whale, humpback whale, harbour porpoise and white-beaked
dolphin. Several others, the orca or killer whale, sei whale, ..."
8. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1885)
"Its colour is black, and it does not show the bluish tint slightly seen in B.
musculus, and readily observed in the blue whale (B. ..."
9. Icelandby Cathy Harlow by Cathy Harlow (2004)
"They are minke whale, blue whale, humpback whale, harbour porpoise and white-beaked
dolphin. Several others, the orca or killer whale, sei whale, ..."
10. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1885)
"Its colour is black, and it does not show the bluish tint slightly seen in B.
musculus, and readily observed in the blue whale (B. ..."