whale
Any large cetacean, usually with the exclusion of dolphins and porpoises.
Other meanings
Any species of Cetacea.
Something, or someone, that is very large.
Synonyms
- giant
Word history
From Old English "hwæl".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “whale” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.