gray whale
gray whale · gray whales
серый кит, калифорнийский кит
Grauwal
A baleen whale, Eschrichtius robustus, from the north PacificA baleen whale, Eschrichtius robustus, from the north Pacific
Meaning
1 sensesA baleen whale, Eschrichtius robustus, from the north Pacific
Grauwal
се́рый китséryj kit, калифорни́йский китkaliforníjskij kit
medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
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Origin
Disputed. Either from the whale’s coloration, or after British zoologist John Edward Gray,Disputed. Either from the whale’s coloration, or after British zoologist John Edward Gray, who first recognized it as a distinct genus in 1864.
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Forms
plural: gray whalesSynonyms
13 synonymsdesert whalescrag whaleripsackmussel diggerdevilfishgrayback whalegraybackCalifornia gray whalePacific gray whaleKorean gray whale
Close in meaning
- medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific:grey whaledevilfishEschrichtius gibbosusEschrichtius robustus