whalefish

English

Etymology

From whale +‎ fish. Compare West Frisian walfisk, Dutch walvis (“whale”), German Low German Waalfisch, German Walfisch (“whale”), Danish hvalfisk (“whale”), Icelandic hvalfiskur.

Noun

whalefish (plural whalefishes or whalefish)

  1. A whale.
  2. Any fish of the Cetomimiformes order of ray-finned fish.

Derived terms
  • flabby whalefish
  • redmouth whalefish
  • velvet whalefish
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