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Definition of Sei whale
1. Noun. Similar to but smaller than the finback whale.
Generic synonyms: Razorback, Rorqual
Group relationships: Balaenoptera, Genus Balaenoptera
Definition of Sei whale
1. Noun. a whale of the rorqual family (''Balaenoptera borealis'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sei Whale
Literary usage of Sei whale
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Whale Hunting with Gun and Camera: A Naturalist's Account of the Modern by Roy Chapman Andrews (1916)
"In a second the water began to swirl and boil and we could see the shadowy form
rise almost to the A sei whale showing a portion of the soft fatty tongue. ..."
2. Icelandby Cathy Harlow by Cathy Harlow (2004)
"Whales and Dolphins The following cetacean species are found in the seas around
Iceland: Blue Whale Finback Whale sei whale Humpback Whale Minke Whale Sperm ..."
3. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"It is almost identical to the sei whale in appearance, but can be distinguished
by three prominent ridges that run in parallel along the top of the rostrum ..."
4. A Collection of Books, Pamphlets, Log Books, Pictures, Etc., Illustrating by Free Public Library (New Bedford, Mass.) (1920)
"sei whale. (FE Beddard.) Nature 99: 17-., Mar. 1, '17. Shooting whales in the
far east. RC Andrews.) Lit. Digest 62:67. July 12, '19. Shore whalers. ..."
5. The Origin and Evolution of Life: On the Theory of Action, Reaction and by Henry Fairfield Osborn (1917)
"... to conceive the inclusion within the single class Mammalia of such diverse Fie.
in. THE sei whale, BAL. ..."
6. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"sei whale. Nature 99:17-18 Mr 1 '17 Bedford, AW Clergy of military age. Spec 118:70-1
Ja 20 '17 Bedford. Adeline M. I',,i..- of suffering in the spiritual ..."
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