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sei (whale) (sā)

noun

a rorqual (Balaenoptera borealis) with a light-gray or bluish back, found in all seas

Etymology: Norw seihval < sei, coalfish + hval, whale: from its arrival at fishing grounds with the coalfish

Browse dictionary entries near sei (whale)

  1. ‹ sei
  2. ‹ seguidilla
  3. ‹ segue
  4. ‹ segregationist
  5. ‹ segregation
  6. ‹ segregated
  7. ‹ segregate
  8. ‹ Segovia
  9. ‹ sego
  10. ‹ segno
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  9. seigniorage ›
  10. seigniorial ›