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sei whale
[ sey-hweyl, weyl ]
/ ËseÉȘ ËʰweÉȘl, ËweÉȘl /
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noun
a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis, inhabiting all seas: now greatly reduced in number.
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Also called sei .
Origin of sei whale
First recorded in 1915â20; from Norwegian seihval, equivalent to sei (Old Norse seithr ) âcoalfishâ + hval âwhaleâ; see origin at whale1
Words nearby sei whale
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British Dictionary definitions for sei whale
sei whale
/ (seÉȘ) /
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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