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sei whale

[ sey ]
/ seɪ /

noun

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

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Origin of sei whale

1915–20; < Norwegian seihval, equivalent to sei (Old Norse seithr) coalfish + hval whale1
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British Dictionary definitions for sei whale

sei whale

/ (seɪ) /

noun

a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis

Word Origin for sei whale

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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