black whales
black whales is the plural of black whale.
Meaning of black whale
Noun
black whale (plural black whales)
- a sperm whale (Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus (family Physeteridae))
- North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
- North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)
- Any cetacean blackfish.
Questions about black whales
- What is black whales the plural of?
- Black whales is the plural of black whale.
Words near black whales in the dictionary
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