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whalefeed

whalefeed noun: a minute crustacean, Munida gregaria, eaten by baleen whales.

Noun

whalefeed (uncountable)

  1. A minute crustacean, Munida gregaria, eaten by baleen whales.

Origin of whalefeed

From whale + feed.

Questions about whalefeed

What does whalefeed mean?
Whalefeed means a minute crustacean, Munida gregaria, eaten by baleen whales.
What part of speech is whalefeed?
Whalefeed is a noun.

Words near whalefeed in the dictionary

  1. whaled away
  2. whaled on
  3. whaledom
  4. whalefall
  5. whalefalls
  6. whalefeed
  7. whalefish
  8. whalefisher
  9. whalefishers
  10. whalefishes
  11. whalehead

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