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sei whale

sei whale noun: a whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera borealis).

sei whale: a whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera borealis)
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Noun

sei whale (plural sei whales)

  1. A whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera borealis).

Forms of sei whale

pluralsei whales

Origin of sei whale

Partial translation of Norwegian seihval, seikval, from sei (“pollock”) + hval/kval (“whale”).

Questions about sei whale

What does sei whale mean?
Sei whale means a whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera borealis).
What part of speech is sei whale?
Sei whale is a noun.
What is the plural of sei whale?
The plural of sei whale is sei whales.

Words near sei whale in the dictionary

  1. Sehore
  2. sehra
  3. sehras
  4. sehri
  5. sei
  6. sei whale
  7. sei whales
  8. Seib
  9. Seibel
  10. Seibels
  11. Seiber

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