Whalefish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Whalefish is a noun meaning Any fish of the order Cetomimiformes of deepwater ray-finned fish.
Meaning
Any fish of the order Cetomimiformes of deepwater ray-finned fish.
More Meanings
- (dated) A whale.
Example Sentences
In Baffin's Bay where the whale-fish blow, The fate of Franklin no man may know
Word Forms
- whalefishes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whalefisher, whale-fisher, whaleman, whalery, whaleling, bottlenose.
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