gray whale

noun

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

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Normal whale-watching season is expected to resume with the return of the gray whales, which will be traveling between Alaska and Mexico from January through May. —

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024 For the first time in centuries, a gray whale is spotted in New England Biden’s 2023 State of the Union proposals: What flopped and what succeeded A Ramadan cease-fire in Gaza? —

Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024 After spending their summers in Alaska, humpbacks trek down to Mexico and Hawaii to give birth in subtropical waters, passing by gray whales who frolic off the California coast. —

Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 Nov. 2024 The team tracked 78 gray whales during a total of 160 sightings from 2016 to 2022. —

Randi Richardson, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gray whale