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whaleburger

whaleburger noun: a burger made with the meat of a whale.

Noun

whaleburger (plural whaleburgers)

  1. A burger made with the meat of a whale.
    • ...today when "whaleburger steak" was served at a luncheon of the Institute of Refrigeration. It was part of an experimental consignment of ten tons...1945, American Polar Society, The Polar Times
    • The meat alone was enough to make 800000 "whaleburger" sandwiches. The men also took vitamin oil from the whale's liver.1963, Paul Andrew Witty, How to Improve Your Reading

Forms of whaleburger

pluralwhaleburgers

Origin of whaleburger

From whale + -burger.

Questions about whaleburger

What does whaleburger mean?
Whaleburger means a burger made with the meat of a whale.
What part of speech is whaleburger?
Whaleburger is a noun.
What is the plural of whaleburger?
The plural of whaleburger is whaleburgers.

Words near whaleburger in the dictionary

  1. whalebone whales
  2. whaleboned
  3. whalebones
  4. whaleboning
  5. whalebonings
  6. whaleburger
  7. whaleburgers
  8. whalecraft
  9. whaled
  10. whaled away
  11. whaled on

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