gray whale
noun
: a large baleen whale (Eschrichtius robustus) of the northern Pacific having short jaws and no dorsal fin
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The majority of the whales, 29, were humpbacks, while at least four were gray whales and one was a fin whale.
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Brendan Rascius, Sacramento Bee, 31 Dec. 2024
Recently, the gray whale population was decimated during an unusual mortality event.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Butterflies made a historic trans-Atlantic flight, an Antarctic penguin made a surprise appearance on a sandy beach, and a gray whale traveled thousands of miles from home.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
In an effort to mix things up, the camp arranged a whale-watching trip for us (January is gray whale season in Southern California).
—Anna North, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Brendan Rascius, Sacramento Bee, 31 Dec. 2024
Recently, the gray whale population was decimated during an unusual mortality event.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Butterflies made a historic trans-Atlantic flight, an Antarctic penguin made a surprise appearance on a sandy beach, and a gray whale traveled thousands of miles from home.
—Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
In an effort to mix things up, the camp arranged a whale-watching trip for us (January is gray whale season in Southern California).
—Anna North, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Gray whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20whale. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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