whale

aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, found in all oceans of the world. Members of this order vary greatly in size and include the largest animals that

black whale

name for the black right whale and for the sperm whale .

blue whale

a baleen whale , Balaenoptera musculus. Also called the sulphur-bottom whale and Sibbald s rorqual, it is the largest animal that has ever lived. Blue

killer whale

or grampus, a large, rapacious marine mammal, Orcinus orca, of the dolphin family. Male killer whales may reach a length of 30 ft (9 m) and females ha

right whale

name for whales of the family Balaenidae. They were so named by whalers, who for centuries considered them the right whales to hunt, because they floa

sperm whale

largest of the toothed whales , Physeter catodon, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is also called cachalot. Male sperm whales may grow to

whale oil

oil extracted from the blubber and other parts of certain species of whales. It varies in composition, color, and the degree of fishy odor according t

whale shark

large, plankton-eating shark, Rhincodon typus, found in all tropical seas of the world. The largest known specimens are 50 ft (15 m) long, making them

bowhead whale

see right whale .

Greenland whale

see right whale .