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scrag whale

scrag whale noun: a North Atlantic baleen whale now generally considered to be part of an extinct population of the gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus, once considered by some the young of right whales (Balaenidae).

Noun

scrag whale (plural scrag whales)

  1. A North Atlantic baleen whale now generally considered to be part of an extinct population of the gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus, once considered by some the young of right whales (Balaenidae).
    Synonyms:
    Eschrichtius gibbosus

Synonyms of scrag whale

  • Eschrichtius gibbosus

Forms of scrag whale

pluralscrag whales

Questions about scrag whale

What does scrag whale mean?
Scrag whale means a North Atlantic baleen whale now generally considered to be part of an extinct population of the gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus, once considered by some the young of right whales (Balaenidae).
What part of speech is scrag whale?
Scrag whale is a noun.
What is the plural of scrag whale?
The plural of scrag whale is scrag whales.

Words near scrag whale in the dictionary

  1. scraffles
  2. scraffling
  3. scrag
  4. scrag end
  5. scrag ends
  6. scrag whale
  7. scrag whales
  8. scrag-end
  9. scrag-ends
  10. scrage
  11. scrages

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