sei whale

[ sey-hweyl, weyl ]

noun
  1. a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis, inhabiting all seas: now greatly reduced in number.

Origin of sei whale

1
First recorded in 1915–20; from Norwegian seihval, equivalent to sei (Old Norse seithr ) “coalfish” + hval “whale”; see origin at whale1
  • Also called sei .

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sei whale

/ (seɪ) /


noun
  1. a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis

Origin of sei whale

1
C20: from Norwegian seihval, from sei coalfish (see saithe) + hval whale: so called because it follows coalfish in search of food

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