English Explanatory Dictionary

whalefall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A whale carcass that has fallen to the ocean floor.

Word forms

whalefall whalefalls

Etymology

From whale + fall, possibly modelled after snowfall. Compare also marine snow.

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