Phrase Hound found 101 phrases and 60 compound words that contain whale. The most common are listed below. Open whale in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 101
- whale watchingThe practice of observing whales and other cetaceans in their natural habitat.
- killer whaleA sea mammal related to dolphins and porpoises (Orcinus orca).
- blue whaleA whale (Balaenoptera musculus), blue in color and the largest known living animal.
- whale sharkA very large spotted shark, Rhincodon typus, of warm marine waters, similar to a whale, that feeds by filtering plankton from the water.
- pilot whaleEither of two species of whale in the genus Globicephala, dark grey in colour.
- humpback whaleA species of baleen whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
- fin whaleA whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera physalus).
- whale oilAny of various oils and fats extracted from the blubber of whales and used in the manufacture of soap and lubricants (and also formerly as an illuminating oil).
- sei whaleA whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera borealis).
- right whaleAny baleen whale of the genus Eubalaena.
- minke whaleEither of two baleen whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata and Balaenoptera bonaerensis, found in coastal waters.
- beaked whaleAny of at least 20 species of whales in the family Ziphiidae, known to dive to great depths, but not well understood generally.
- baleen whaleAny of several large whales, of the parvorder Mysticeti, that have plates of whalebone (baleen) instead of teeth.
- white whaleSynonym of beluga (“the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, a cetacean found in the Arctic Ocean”)
- gray whaleA baleen whale, Eschrichtius robustus, from the north Pacific
- toothed whaleAny of the parvorder Odontoceti of cetaceans that have teeth instead of baleen, including sperm whales, beaked whales, dolphins, and others.
- pygmy right whaleA baleen whale of the species Caperea marginata.
- false killer whaleA dolphin of species Pseudorca crassidens, one of the larger dolphin species.
- northern bottlenose whaleA bottlenose whale of species Hyperoodon ampullatus, endemic to the North Atlantic.
- melon-headed whaleA cetacean of species Peponocephala electra.
- Whale BeachA suburb of Sydney in the Northern Beaches council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- whale tailAn unintentional display of a thong above the waistband of trousers etc.
- whale-roadThe ocean; the open sea.
- whale louseA parasitic amphipod crustacean of the family Cyamidae found in skin lesions, genital folds, nostrils and eyes of marine mammals of the order Cetacea, i.e. whales, dolphins and porpoises.
- pygmy blue whaleA small kind of blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda
Compound words 60
- whalerOne who hunts whales; any person employed in the whaling industry.
- whaleboneThe horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that is used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets
- whaleboatA long narrow rowing boat, formerly used in whaling, which is pointed at both ends so that it can move either forwards or backwards equally well.
- whalewatchingThe recreational observation of whales.
- whippoAny member of the suborder Whippomorpha, including whales and hippopotamuses.
- antiwhaleOpposing whales.
- landwhaleAn obese person.
- whalefishA whale.
- whalelingA small or young whale.
- whaleloreThe knowledge, study, or science of whales.