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Multi-word Results
| a whale of a |
(informal) an exceptionally large or fine example of a (class of objects or persons). |
| blue whale |
the largest whale, as much as one hundred feet long, with a bluish gray back, yellow undersides, and grooves running lengthwise on the throat and abdomen. |
| gray whale |
a medium-sized mostly gray or black whalebone whale of the North Pacific. |
| killer whale |
a very large predatory dolphin, usu. black and white, that feeds on seals and large fish. |
| minke whale |
a small, fast-moving whale having furrows on its light belly and throat and a dorsal fin. |
| right whale |
any of several large whales lacking a dorsal fin, having a smooth throat, and having eyes set near the corners of the mouth. |
| sei whale |
a whalebone whale that has a bluish or gray back and appears in most of the world's seas. |
| sperm whale |
a large, toothed whale with a huge, squarish head from which sperm oil and spermaceti are obtained. |
| toothed whale |
any of various whales, such as the sperm whale, that have conical teeth in either or both jaws and a foreshortened, asymmetrical skull. (Cf. whalebone whale.) |
| whale shark |
an extremely large spotted shark that feeds mainly on plankton and small fishes. |
| whalebone whale |
any of various whales, such as the right whales and the rorqual, having toothless jaws and whalebone on the sides of the upper jaw. (Cf. toothed whale.) |
| white whale |
see "beluga." |
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