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blue whale

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blue whale
n.
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.
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blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
blue whale
n
(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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Noun1.blue whaleblue 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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