Whalefish

Origin

From whale + fish. Compare West Frisian walfisk, Dutch walvis ("whale"), German Low German Waalfisch, German Walfisch ("whale"), Danish hvalfisk ("whale"), Icelandic hvalfiskur.

Full definition of whalefish

Noun

1. A whale.
2. Any fish of the Cetomimiformes order of ray-finned fish.

Derived terms

• flabby whalefish
• redmouth whalefish
• velvet whalefish