whalelike en · ADJ
Etymology
From whale + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a whale.
But there were others, too. Whalelike things that glided serenely through murky depths, warmed by a radioactive core they had assembled in the moon’s core.
1995 September, Gregory Benford, “The Place of Angry Gods”, in Sailing Bright Eternity (The Galactic Center Novels; 6), New York, N.Y.: Spectra, →ISBN, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most whalelike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more whalelike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
bg китоподо́бен (Translations) · pl wielorybi (Translations)