单词 | sei whale |
释义 | sei whale in British English or sei (seɪ) noun a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis Word origin C20: from Norwegian seihval, from sei coalfish (see saithe) + hval whale: so called because it follows coalfish in search of foodsei whale in American English (sei) noun a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis, inhabiting all seas: now greatly reduced in number Word origin [1915–20; ‹ Norw seihval, equiv. to sei (ON seithr) coalfish + hval whale1]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camouflage, collage, conditioning, markup, stockpileWord lists with whale |
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