| 单词 | blue whale |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue whale blue whale n. a bluish-grey rorqual, Balaenoptera musculus, now endangered, which is the largest animal known to have existed; also called Sibbald's rorqual. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Mystacoceti > [noun] > family Balaenopteridae > genus Balaenoptera (rorqual) > species musculus (blue whale) sulphur-bottom1782 blue whale1851 Sibbald1897 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxxii There are a rabble of uncertain, fugitive, half-fabulous whales..the Iceberg Whale..the Blue Whale; &c. 1895 Times 25 Dec. 10/5 The only means by which the blue whale can be captured is by a small steamer equipped with the necessary gear. 1937 Discovery Nov. 357/2 The largest animal known, the blue whale or Sibbald's rorqual. 2005 K. Haven Wonders of Sea vii. 102 Blue whales grow to more than 100 feet long and weigh as much as 200 tons. < as lemmas |
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