Definition of sei whale in English:

sei whale

noun seɪˈsā ˌ(h)wāl

A small rorqual with dark steely-grey skin and white grooves on the belly.
鳁鲸
Balaenoptera borealis, family Balaenopteridae
Example sentencesExamples
- Japanese whaling ships left their home ports in eastern and southern Japan yesterday for a three-month hunt in the north-west Pacific where they will kill endangered sei whales for the first time in 26 years.
- The plan is to hunt a total of 100 minke whales, 100 fin whales and 50 sei whales over the next two years.
- Likewise, the lungs of large whales including fin whales and sei whales and pilot whales show evidence of progressive alveolar collapse in response to increased hydrostatic pressure.
- Fairly secretive visitors among the larger rorquals are the fin whale and its slightly smaller cousin, the sei whale.
- Its government has notified the International Whaling Commission that it will kill 50 minke whales and 50 endangered sei whales on top of the 100 minkes it already has been hunting annually.
- Along with minke whales, Japan currently hunts sei whales, sperm whales and Bryde's whales as part of a limited scientific research hunting it is allowed to cull without being in violation of the commercial hunting moratorium.
- Stone said she was dismayed by news suggesting the Japanese government not only wants to increase its take of minke whales, but that Japan now intends to expand its operations to hunt the endangered sei whale in the North Pacific.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Norwegian sejhval.

Definition of sei whale in US English:

sei whale

nounˈsā ˌ(h)wāl

A small rorqual with dark steely-gray skin and white grooves on the belly.
鳁鲸
Balaenoptera borealis, family Balaenopteridae
Example sentencesExamples
- Along with minke whales, Japan currently hunts sei whales, sperm whales and Bryde's whales as part of a limited scientific research hunting it is allowed to cull without being in violation of the commercial hunting moratorium.
- The plan is to hunt a total of 100 minke whales, 100 fin whales and 50 sei whales over the next two years.
- Likewise, the lungs of large whales including fin whales and sei whales and pilot whales show evidence of progressive alveolar collapse in response to increased hydrostatic pressure.
- Stone said she was dismayed by news suggesting the Japanese government not only wants to increase its take of minke whales, but that Japan now intends to expand its operations to hunt the endangered sei whale in the North Pacific.
- Japanese whaling ships left their home ports in eastern and southern Japan yesterday for a three-month hunt in the north-west Pacific where they will kill endangered sei whales for the first time in 26 years.
- Its government has notified the International Whaling Commission that it will kill 50 minke whales and 50 endangered sei whales on top of the 100 minkes it already has been hunting annually.
- Fairly secretive visitors among the larger rorquals are the fin whale and its slightly smaller cousin, the sei whale.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Norwegian sejhval.

单词	sei whale
释义	Definition of sei whale in English: sei whale noun seɪˈsā ˌ(h)wāl A small rorqual with dark steely-grey skin and white grooves on the belly. 鳁鲸 Balaenoptera borealis, family Balaenopteridae Example sentencesExamples Japanese whaling ships left their home ports in eastern and southern Japan yesterday for a three-month hunt in the north-west Pacific where they will kill endangered sei whales for the first time in 26 years. The plan is to hunt a total of 100 minke whales, 100 fin whales and 50 sei whales over the next two years. Likewise, the lungs of large whales including fin whales and sei whales and pilot whales show evidence of progressive alveolar collapse in response to increased hydrostatic pressure. Fairly secretive visitors among the larger rorquals are the fin whale and its slightly smaller cousin, the sei whale. Its government has notified the International Whaling Commission that it will kill 50 minke whales and 50 endangered sei whales on top of the 100 minkes it already has been hunting annually. Along with minke whales, Japan currently hunts sei whales, sperm whales and Bryde's whales as part of a limited scientific research hunting it is allowed to cull without being in violation of the commercial hunting moratorium. Stone said she was dismayed by news suggesting the Japanese government not only wants to increase its take of minke whales, but that Japan now intends to expand its operations to hunt the endangered sei whale in the North Pacific. Origin Early 20th century: from Norwegian sejhval. Definition of sei whale in US English: sei whale nounˈsā ˌ(h)wāl A small rorqual with dark steely-gray skin and white grooves on the belly. 鳁鲸 Balaenoptera borealis, family Balaenopteridae Example sentencesExamples Along with minke whales, Japan currently hunts sei whales, sperm whales and Bryde's whales as part of a limited scientific research hunting it is allowed to cull without being in violation of the commercial hunting moratorium. The plan is to hunt a total of 100 minke whales, 100 fin whales and 50 sei whales over the next two years. Likewise, the lungs of large whales including fin whales and sei whales and pilot whales show evidence of progressive alveolar collapse in response to increased hydrostatic pressure. Stone said she was dismayed by news suggesting the Japanese government not only wants to increase its take of minke whales, but that Japan now intends to expand its operations to hunt the endangered sei whale in the North Pacific. Japanese whaling ships left their home ports in eastern and southern Japan yesterday for a three-month hunt in the north-west Pacific where they will kill endangered sei whales for the first time in 26 years. Its government has notified the International Whaling Commission that it will kill 50 minke whales and 50 endangered sei whales on top of the 100 minkes it already has been hunting annually. Fairly secretive visitors among the larger rorquals are the fin whale and its slightly smaller cousin, the sei whale. Origin Early 20th century: from Norwegian sejhval.
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