- toothless whale
- toothless whale,a whale or related sea mammal that has horny plates of whalebone in place of teeth, as the right whale, gray whale, humpback and sulphur-bottom; whalebone whale.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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whale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cetacean; finback; blue, humpback, killer, sperm, sulphur bottom, or right whale; orca, rorqual, narwhal, blackfish, dolphin, porpoise, grampus; Moby Dick; informal, whopper. See size, animal. II… … English dictionary for students
whalebone whale — whale′bone whale n. mam any toothless whale of the suborder Mysticeti, having plates of whalebone in the mouth Also called baleen whale • Etymology: 1715–25 … From formal English to slang
baleen whale — n. any of an order (Mysticeta) of whales with toothless jaws, baleen in the mouth, and a symmetrical skull, consisting of the gray whale, the right whales, and rorquals * * * Any of about 13 species of cetaceans in the suborder Mysticeti. They… … Universalium
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sperm whale — a large, square snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas. [1825 35] * * * or cachalot Thickset, blunt snouted toothed whale (Physeter catodon, family Physeteridae) with small … Universalium
baleen whale — n. any of an order (Mysticeta) of whales with toothless jaws, baleen in the mouth, and a symmetrical skull, consisting of the gray whale, the right whales, and rorquals … English World dictionary
right whale — /ˈraɪt weɪl/ (say ruyt wayl) noun any of various large toothless whales, family Balaenidae, including those hunted commercially. {considered by whalers to be the right whale to hunt because they float when dead and are easier to retrieve after… …
tooth·less — /ˈtuːθləs/ adj 1 : having or showing no teeth a toothless whale a toothless smile He is completely toothless. 2 : not effective or powerful toot … Useful english dictionary
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