whalefall en · NOUN
Etymology
From whale + fall, possibly modelled after snowfall. Compare also marine snow.
Meanings
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A whale carcass that has fallen to the ocean floor.
But the ocean floor is not exactly wall-to-wall whalefalls.
2007 December 18, Henry Fountain, “Whales Are Tasty, but Bone-Eating Worms Might Not Discriminate”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whalefalls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |