blue whale

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bloo hweyl, weyl]
- /blu ʰweɪl, weɪl/
- /bluː weɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloo hweyl, weyl]
- /blu ʰweɪl, weɪl/

Definitions of blue whale words

noun blue whale the largest mammal: a widely distributed bluish-grey whalebone whale, Sibbaldus (or Balaenoptera) musculus, closely related and similar to the rorquals: family Balaenopteridae 3
noun blue whale a rorqual (Balaenoptera musculus) with a blue-gray back: the largest animal that has ever lived, reaching a length of over 30 m (100 ft) and weighing up to 136,000 kg (c. 150 tons) 3
noun blue whale a migratory baleen whale, Balaenoptera musculus, mostly of oceans and seas in the Southern Hemisphere, growing to a length of 100 feet (30.5 meters) and having a furrowed, slate-blue skin mottled with lighter spots, in some seas acquiring a yellowish coating of diatoms on the underside: the largest mammal ever known, it is now endangered. 1
noun blue whale A whale (Balaenoptera musculus), blue in color and the largest known living animal. 0

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Origin of blue whale

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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blue whale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

blue whale usage trend in Literature

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