Whale

Aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea.

cetacean

A fully aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, characterized by their large size and blubber layer. Whales are divided into two suborders: Mysticeti (baleen whales), which filter feed using baleen plates, and Odontoceti (toothed whales), including dolphins.

/weɪl/

The word 'whale' comes from the Old English 'hwal,' of West Germanic origin.

Whales are giant, friendly ocean mammals that breathe air and swim in the sea like big, blubbery fish.

mammal marine mammal

dolphin porpoise baleen whale toothed whale

blubber fluke blowhole

ocean sea

aquatic animal marine animal