whale shark Rhincodon typus | large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide, resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton |
northern shrike Lanius borealis | a butcherbird of northern North America |
Jonah crab Cancer borealis | large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America |
whale louse | amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans |
Eskimo curlew Numenius borealis | New World curlew that breeds in northern North America |
whale | any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head |
baleen whale whalebone whale | whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water |
right whale | large Arctic whalebone whale, allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil |
bowhead bowhead whale Greenland whale Balaena mysticetus | large-mouthed Arctic whale |
rorqual razorback | any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin |
Balaenoptera genus Balaenoptera | type genus of the Balaenopteridae |
blue whale sulfur bottom Balaenoptera musculus | largest mammal ever known, bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere |
finback finback whale fin whale common rorqual Balaenoptera physalus | large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat, of Atlantic and Pacific |
sei whale Balaenoptera borealis | similar to but smaller than the finback whale |
lesser rorqual piked whale minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata | small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific |
humpback humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae | large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives |
grey whale gray whale devilfish Eschrichtius gibbosus Eschrichtius robustus | medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific |
toothed whale | any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc. |
sperm whale cachalot black whale Physeter catodon | large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil, also a source of ambergris |
pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps | small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America |
dwarf sperm whale Kogia simus | very small (to feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific |
beaked whale | any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw |
bottle-nosed whale bottlenose whale bottlenose Hyperoodon ampullatus | northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead |
killer whale killer orca grampus sea wolf Orcinus orca | predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin, common in cold seas |
pilot whale black whale common blackfish blackfish Globicephala melaena | small darkolored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States, the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school |
white whale beluga Delphinapterus leucas | small northern whale that is white when adult |
red bat Lasiurus borealis | North American bat of a brick or rusty red color with hairs tipped with white |
northern bog lemming Synaptomys borealis | of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska |
pollack pollock Pollachius pollachius | important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic), related to cod |
sardine | any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned |
pilchard sardine Sardina pilchardus | small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe, smaller and rounder than herring |
Pacific sardine Sardinops caerulea | small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America |
whale sucker whalesucker Remilegia australis | large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins |
japan | lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient |
japan | lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer |
pollack pollock | lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish, similar to codfish |
sardine pilchard | small fatty fish usually canned |
Bank of Japan | the central bank of Japan |
Japan Japanese Islands Japanese Archipelago | a string of more than , islands to the east of Asia extending , miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean |
Japan Nippon Nihon | a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago, a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building |
Tokyo Tokio Yeddo Yedo Edo Japanese capital capital of Japan | the capital and largest city of Japan, the economic and cultural center of Japan |
Corona Borealis | a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Bootes and Hercules |
Japan Trench | a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Japan that reaches depths of , feet |
Sea of Japan East Sea | an arm of the Pacific between China and Japan |
giant hulk heavyweight whale | a very large person, impressive in size or qualities |
Pollack Sydney Pollack | United States filmmaker (born in ) |
aurora borealis northern lights | the aurora of the northern hemisphere |
Japan current Kuroshio current Kuroshio | a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean |
Japanese cedar Japan cedar sugi Cryptomeria japonica | tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood |
Japan allspice Japanese allspice winter sweet Chimonanthus praecox | deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers |