whale

whale - noun

Any of various very large, aquatic, marine mammals (order Cetacea) that have a torpedo-shaped body with a thick layer of blubber, paddle-shaped forelimbs but no hind limbs, a horizontally flattened tail, and nostrils that open externally at the top of the head; also : cetacean

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Examples: "I can see the whale from here." "That whale belongs to me." "The whale is very important."

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Middle English, from Old English {it}hwæl{/it}; akin to Old High German {it}hwal{/it} whale and perhaps to Latin {it}squalus{/it} sea fish