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whalelore

whalelore noun: the knowledge, study, or science of whales.

Noun

whalelore (uncountable)

  1. The knowledge, study, or science of whales.
    • Member of the Danish Rigsdag, the king's sheriff in Faroe, a man of the simplest manners and most varied knowledge and intelligence, great in whalelore and fowllore, strong in deep- sea fishing, a great gatherer of strange over-sea waifs, […]1864, The North British review, page 300
    • A whale of a whale adventure on one of the few sailing vessels still occasionally in use. The author has packed standard ingredients into this story, including a fiendish captain, detailed information on whalelore and modern whaling methods.1960, Michael Williams, Commonweal, volume 72, page 235

Forms of whalelore

alternative formwhale-lore

Origin of whalelore

From whale + lore.

Questions about whalelore

What does whalelore mean?
Whalelore means the knowledge, study, or science of whales.
What part of speech is whalelore?
Whalelore is a noun.

Words near whalelore in the dictionary

  1. whalekind
  2. whaleless
  3. whalelike
  4. whaleling
  5. whalelings
  6. whalelore
  7. whaleman
  8. whalemeat
  9. whalemen
  10. Whalen
  11. Whalens

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