whale shark Rhincodon typus | large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide, resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton |
southern spadefoot Scaphiopus multiplicatus | this spadefoot toad lives in the southwestern United States |
whale louse | amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans |
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 |
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 |
southern cabbage butterfly Pieris protodice | common North American form of cabbage butterfly |
southern bog lemming Synaptomys cooperi | of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada |
southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans | small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States |
whale sucker whalesucker Remilegia australis | large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins |
scup southern porgy southern scup Stenotomus aculeatus | porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America |
southern flounder Paralichthys lethostigmus | flounder of southern United States |
Southern Tai | a branch of the Tai languages |
Southern Baptist Convention | an association of Southern Baptists |
subspecies race | (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species, usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species |
southern hemisphere | the hemisphere to the south of the equator |
Zimbabwe Republic of Zimbabwe Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia | a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia, achieved independence from the United Kingdom in |
Southern Cross Crux Crux Australis | a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus |
Triangulum Australe Southern Triangle | a small bright constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Circinus and Apus |
giant hulk heavyweight whale | a very large person, impressive in size or qualities |
Southern Baptist | a member of the Southern Baptist Convention |
aurora australis southern lights | the aurora of the southern hemisphere |
El Nino southern oscillation | a more intense El Nino that occurs every few years when the welling up of cold nutrientich water does not occur, kills plankton and fish and affects weather patterns |
longleaf pine pitch pine southern yellow pine Georgia pine Pinus palustris | large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs, bark is red-brown deeply ridged, an important timber tree |
southern white cedar coast white cedar Atlantic white cedar white cypress white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides | slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States, resembles American arborvitae |
southern red cedar Juniperus silicicola | juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States, similar to eastern red cedar |
bald cypress swamp cypress pond bald cypress southern cypress Taxodium distichum | common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base, found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms |
southern magnolia evergreen magnolia large-flowering magnolia bull bay Magnolia grandiflora | evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers |
southern spatterdock Nuphar sagittifolium | of flowing waters of the southeastern United States, may form obstructive mats in streams |
southern aster | a variety of aster |
southern harebell Campanula divaricata | bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers |
southern beech evergreen beech | any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves |
southern red oak swamp red oak turkey oak Quercus falcata | large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks, New Jersey to Illinois and southward |