- pronunciation:
- weIl
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A whale is a large mammal that lives in the ocean. Whales look a bit similar to fish, but they are mammals. Whales need air to breathe like other mammals, and baby whales drink milk from their mothers. One kind of whale, called the blue whale, is the biggest animal on our planet.
Whales are very intelligent animals.
|
The words
whale and
wail (a loud cry) sound alike but have different meanings.