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sei (whale) definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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