gray whale

noun

: a large baleen whale (Eschrichtius robustus) of the northern Pacific having short jaws and no dorsal fin

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Scientists search for answers after a gray whale washes ashore in L.A., bitten and underweight. —

Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025 Majestic gray whales migrate off the California coast in spring and, like barnacles hoping to latch on, thousands of people flock to see them. —

John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025 Urchins eat kelp, and the boom in urchin numbers has meant precipitous declines in kelp forests, which are vital for hundreds of other species — from phytoplankton to gray whales. —

Kale Williams, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025 This temporary exhibit explores the life of gray whales and their journey for thousands of miles to the Mexican Coast. —

Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for gray whale