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blue whale

A very large whalebone whale (Balaenoptera musculus) having a bluish-gray back, yellow underparts, and several ventral throat grooves. It is considered the largest living animal, sometimes reaching a length of 30.5 meters (100 feet). Also called sulphur-bottom.

blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

blue whale

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the largest mammal: a widely distributed bluish-grey whalebone whale, Sibbaldus (or Balaenoptera) musculus, closely related and similar to the rorquals: family Balaenopteridae Also called sulphur-bottom

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blue whale - largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere

Balaenoptera musculus, sulfur bottom

baleen whale, whalebone whale - whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water

Balaenoptera, genus Balaenoptera - type genus of the Balaenopteridae

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