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| whale [ wayl, hwayl ] |
noun (plural whales) |
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1. big ocean mammal: a large ocean mammal that breathes through a blowhole on the top of its head and has front flippers, no hind limbs, and a flat horizontal tail. Its body is insulated by a thick layer of fatty blubber beneath the skin, and many species live in social groups, communicating by sound. Order Cetacea.
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2. impressive example of something: an impressive, very large, or very enjoyable example of something
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 a whale of a party
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intransitive verb (past and past participle whaled, present participle whal·ing, 3rd person present singular whales) |
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hunt whales: to hunt for and kill whales
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