- gray whale
- noun Date: 1860 a large baleen whale (Eschrichtius robustus) of the northern Pacific having short jaws and no dorsal fin
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Gray whale — Gray whale[1] Temporal range: Upper Pleistocene Recent A gray whale spy hopping … Wikipedia
Gray whale — Gray Gray (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.] [Written also {grey}.] 1. any color of neutral hue between… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gray whale — (Zo[ o]l.), a rather large and swift baleen whale of the northern Pacific ({Eschrichtius robustus}, formerly {Rhachianectes glaucus}), having short jaws and no dorsal fin; called also {grayback}, {devilfish}, and {hardhead}. It grows to a length… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gray whale — gray′ whale′ n. mam a grayish black whalebone whale, Eschrichtius robustus, of the N Pacific, growing to a length of 50 ft. (15.2 m) … From formal English to slang
gray whale — ☆ gray whale n. a mostly black, migratory baleen whale (Eschrichtius robustus) of the N Pacific: it is the only member of its family (Eschrichtiidae) … English World dictionary
Gray Whale — Taxobox name = Gray Whale fossil range = Upper Pleistocene Recent status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = cite web|title=Cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species|url=http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/cetacean table … Wikipedia
gray whale — a grayish black whalebone whale, Eschrichtius robustus, of the North Pacific, growing to a length of 50 ft. (15.2 m): now rare. [1855 60] * * * ▪ mammal a slender baleen whale having a profusion of external parasites that give it the appearance… … Universalium
gray whale — noun medium sized greyish black whale of the northern Pacific • Syn: ↑grey whale, ↑devilfish, ↑Eschrichtius gibbosus, ↑Eschrichtius robustus • Hypernyms: ↑baleen whale, ↑whalebone whale … Useful english dictionary
Gray Whale Ranch — is a part of Wilder Ranch State Park in Santa Cruz County, California. It is a 2,305 acre (9 km²) parcel of undeveloped land in the Santa Cruz Mountains, just outside of the City of Santa Cruz and adjacent to the University of California, Santa… … Wikipedia
gray whale — noun A baleen whale, Eschrichtius robustus, from the north Pacific … Wiktionary
