ballena

Definitions of ballena
  1. noun
    any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
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    narval
    small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
    yubarta
    any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
    ballena azul
    largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere
    ballena gris
    medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
    cachalote
    large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
    delfín
    any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
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    cetáceo
    large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
  2. noun
    a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
    synonyms: barba de ballena
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