1. Noun
Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone.
2. Noun
any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
More about this word
Synonyms and related words
Explore this word