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whale falls

whale falls is the plural of whale fall.

Meaning of whale fall

Noun

whale fall (plural whale falls)

  1. A whale carcass that has fallen to the seafloor, which in deeper water can sustain a diverse local ecosystem for decades.

Questions about whale falls

What is whale falls the plural of?
Whale falls is the plural of whale fall.

Words near whale falls in the dictionary

  1. whale catcher
  2. whale catchers
  3. whale catfish
  4. whale catfishes
  5. whale fall
  6. whale falls
  7. whale fisher
  8. whale fishers
  9. whale lice
  10. whale line
  11. whale louse

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