blue whale

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Definition of blue whale in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of blue whale in English English dictionary

A whale (Balaenoptera musculus), blue in colour/color and the largest known living animal

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

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. Mottled, blue-gray baleen whale (Balaenoptera musculus), also called sulfur-bottom whale because of the yellowish diatoms on some individuals. The largest of all animals, the blue whale reaches a maximum length of about 100 ft (30 m) and a maximum weight of 150 tons (136,000 kg). It is found alone or in small groups in all oceans. In summer it feeds on krill in polar waters, and in winter it moves toward the equator to breed. It was once the most important of the commercially hunted baleen whales, and its populations were greatly reduced. Listed as an endangered species, it is now protected

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

{i} large baleen whale found in all non-polar ocean waters (largest animal on Earth, currently listed as an endangered species)

Related Terms

blue whales

plural form of blue whale

Hyphenation

Blue whale

Turkish pronunciation

blu hweyl

Synonyms

sulfur-bottom whale, sulphur bottom whale

Pronunciation

/ˈblo͞o ˈhwāl/ /ˈbluː ˈhweɪl/

Etymology

[ 'blü ] (adjective.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French blou, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German blAo blue; akin to Latin flavus yellow.