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sei whale

  [sey]
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–noun
a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis, inhabiting all seas: now greatly reduced in number.
Origin:
1915–20; < Norw seihval, equiv. to sei (ON seithr) coalfish + hval whale 1
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sei whale  
n.  A rorqual (Balaenoptera borealis) that is blue-black above and white below, that grows up to about 55 feet (17 meters) in length, and that is found in all the oceans, with the greatest number living in Antarctic waters.

[Partial translation of Norwegian seihval; see sei.]
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