Whale

Theme list: whale with definitions

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FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
O	GAM	ABEPSY	[v. GAMMED, GAMMING, GAMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Collective noun used to refer to a group of whales, or rarely also of porpoises; a pod.
T	ORC	AS	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of several large, ferocious sea creatures, now especially the killer whale.
A	POD	S	[v. PODDED, PODDING, PODS] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A group of whales, dolphins, seals, porpoises or hippopotami.
—	SEI	FS	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sei whale.
—	CETE	S	[n. -S] · a group of badgers
—	FALL	S	[v. FELL°, FALLEN, FALLING°, FALLS] [Wiktionary - Sense 41] The cry given when a whale is sighted, or harpooned.
—	ORCA	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sea mammal (Orcinus orca) related to dolphins and porpoises, commonly called the killer whale.
CL	AMBER	SY	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Ambergris, the waxy product of the sperm whale.
—	GRIND	S	[v. GROUND° or GRINDED, GRINDING, GRINDS] [Wiktionary - Sense 27] A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
—	MINKE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Synonym of minke whale.
—	SOUND	S	[a. SOUNDER°, SOUNDEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 25] Of a whale, to dive downwards.
S	TRAIN	S	[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 45] train oil, whale oil
—	WHALE	DRS	[v. WHALED, WHALING°, WHALES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
—	BALEEN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
—	DROGUE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A floating object attached to the end of a harpoon line to slow a whale down and prevent it from diving.
—	FLENSE	DRS	[v. FLENSED, FLENSING, FLENSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
—	MINKES	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Synonym of minke whale.
—	MUKTUK	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The skin and blubber of a whale, traditionally used as food by the Inuit.
—	SCHOOL	S	[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 14] A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
—	WALRUS	—	[n. -ES] · a marine mammal
—	WHALED	—	[v. WHALED, WHALING°, WHALES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] simple past and past participle of whale
—	WHALER	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who hunts whales; any person employed in the whaling industry.
—	WHALES	—	[v. WHALED, WHALING°, WHALES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of whale
—	BALEENS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
—	BLUBBER	SY	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately beneath the epidermis of whales and other cetaceans (infraorder Cetacea).
—	BOWHEAD	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.
—	FINBACK	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale.
—	FLENSER	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who flenses (cuts blubber from a whale carcass)
—	FLIPPER	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] In marine mammals such as whales (or other aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
—	GRAMPUS	—	[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A killer whale (Orcinus orca).
—	HARPOON	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
—	LOBTAIL	S	[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · «of a whale» to slap its tail against the surface of the water
—	MUKTUKS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The skin and blubber of a whale, traditionally used as food by the Inuit.
—	NARWHAL	ES	[n. -S] · an arctic aquatic mammal / ----- { narwal narwhale § narwals narwhal narwhales narwhals }
—	RORQUAL	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.
—	WHALERS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of whaler
—	WHALING	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The practice of hunting whales.
—	BOWHEADS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.
—	CACHALOT	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus.
—	CETACEAN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] An animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.
—	CETOLOGY	—	[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The branch of zoology concerned with the infraorder Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
—	HUMPBACK	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A humpback whale.
—	LOBTAILS	—	[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · «of a whale» to slap its tail against the surface of the water
—	NARWHALE	S	[n. -S] · narwhal «an arctic aquatic mammal» / ----- { narwal narwhale § narwals narwhal narwhales narwhals }
—	PORPOISE	DS	[v. -POISED, -POISING, -POISES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
—	RORQUALS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.
—	WHALEMAN	—	[n. WHALEMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A male whaler; (loosely) any whaler.
—	WHALEMEN	—	[n. WHALEMEN] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A male whaler; (loosely) any whaler.
—	WHALINGS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of whaling
—	AMBERGRIS	—	[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
—	BLACKFISH	—	[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A pilot whale (Globicephalus spp.) and occasionally also used for various other whales).
—	CACHALOTS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus.
—	CETACEOUS	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Relating to whales or more generally to any marine mammal of the infraorder Cetacea.
—	HARPOONER	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who uses a harpoon, especially to hunt whales.
—	HOMOLOGUE	S	[n. -S] · © that which is homologous to something else; as, the corresponding sides, etc~., of similar polygons are the homologues of each other; the members or terms of an homologous series in chemistry are the homologues of each other; one of the bones in the hand of man is the homologue of that in the paddle of a whale / ----- { homolog homologue § homologs homologues }
—	LOBTAILED	—	[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · «of a whale» to slap its tail against the surface of the water
—	MAMMALIAN	S	[n. -S] · Derivative of mammal «any animal of the Mammalia~, a large class of warm-blooded vertebrates having mammary glands in the female, a thoracic diaphragm, and a four-chambered heart. The class includes the whales, carnivores, rodents, bats, primates, etc~»
—	MYSTICETE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the baleen whales (of parvorder Mysticeti).
—	SCRIMSHAW	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
—	SHORTHEAD	S	[n. -S] · © a sucking whale less than one year old; -- so called by sailors
—	WHALEBACK	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A landform (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale.
—	WHALEBOAT	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.
—	WHALEBONE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that is used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets
—	WHALELIKE	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling or characteristic of a whale.
—	CETOLOGIES	—	[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The branch of zoology concerned with the infraorder Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
—	CETOLOGIST	S	[n. -S] · Derivative of cetology «the branch of zoology concerned with the study of whales (cetaceans)»
—	HOMOLOGUES	—	[n. -S] · © that which is homologous to something else; as, the corresponding sides, etc~., of similar polygons are the homologues of each other; the members or terms of an homologous series in chemistry are the homologues of each other; one of the bones in the hand of man is the homologue of that in the paddle of a whale / ----- { homolog homologue § homologs homologues }
—	LOBTAILING	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The action of a whale when it lobtails.
—	MAMMALIANS	—	[n. -S] · Derivative of mammal «any animal of the Mammalia~, a large class of warm-blooded vertebrates having mammary glands in the female, a thoracic diaphragm, and a four-chambered heart. The class includes the whales, carnivores, rodents, bats, primates, etc~»
—	MYSTICETES	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the baleen whales (of parvorder Mysticeti).
—	SHORTHEADS	—	[n. -S] · © a sucking whale less than one year old; -- so called by sailors
—	SPERMACETI	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics, etc; humans separate it out from sperm oil.
—	WHALEBACKS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A landform (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale.
—	WHALEBONES	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that is used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets
—	AMBERGRISES	—	[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
—	ANTIWHALING	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Against the practice of whaling (hunting of whales).
—	BLACKFISHES	—	[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A pilot whale (Globicephalus spp.) and occasionally also used for various other whales).
—	CETOLOGISTS	—	[n. -S] · Derivative of cetology «the branch of zoology concerned with the study of whales (cetaceans)»
—	LOBTAILINGS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The action of a whale when it lobtails.
—	SPERMACETIS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics, etc; humans separate it out from sperm oil.
—	COMMENSALISM	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales.

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