whalefish en · NOUN
Etymology
From whale + fish. Compare West Frisian walfisk, Dutch walvis (“whale”), German Low German Waalfisch, German Walfisch (“whale”), Danish hvalfisk (“whale”), Icelandic hvalfiskur.
Meanings
-
(dated) A whale.
In Baffin's Bay where the whale-fish blow, The fate of Franklin no man may know
ca. 1855, anonymous author, “Lord Franklin”:
- Any fish of the order Cetomimiformes of deepwater ray-finned fish.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whalefishes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| whalefish | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
velvet whalefish · flabby whalefish · redmouth whalefish
Descendants
Translations (1)
fi valaanpääkala (fish of the order Cetomimiformes)