whale in English: A very large animal that lives in the sea and breathes air. (noun)

Translation

A very large animal that lives in the sea and breathes air.

Word origin

From Old English hwael, the name Germanic peoples gave the great sea animals.

Gender

Pluralwhales

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Whales look like huge fish, but they are not fish; they breathe air.

largest .

A blue whale can be longer than two buses.

.

A whale of a time is an informal way to say a great time.

sea

The sea is the large area of salt water that covers most of the world.

fish

An animal that lives in water and swims, with no legs.

ocean

A very large area of salt water that covers much of the earth.

huge

Very big; much larger than normal in size or amount.

swim

To move through water using your arms and legs.

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