Gray whale Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
grey whale; Eschrichtius robustus; Eschrichtius gibbosus; devilfish.
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(Zoöl.) , a rather large and swift California whale (Rhachianectes glaucus ), formerly taken in large numbers in the bays; called also grayback, devilfish, and hardhead.
