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blue whale
noun
: a very large baleen whale (Balaenoptera musculus synonym Sibbaldus musculus) that may reach a weight of 150 tons (136 metric tons) and a length of 100 feet (30 meters) and is generally considered the largest living animal
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The scientific community has now accepted that bacteria and archaea thrive in the subsurface, representing a massive biome that collectively outweighs more than 200 million blue whales, according to Lloyd’s calculations.
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Laura Poppick, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Rather than producing just a few large offspring (like, say, a coconut palm or a blue whale) annual plants throw a blue zillion seeds at you.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
In the fifth year of the study, krill abundance was once again lower, as was the detection of blue whale songs, further emphasizing the link between krill availability and blue whale song detection.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
This type of flexibility also gives ship captains the ability to veer slightly off schedule and turn the vessel around if, for instance, a blue whale is spotted and the team of onboard naturalists wants to turn the rare sighting into an educational moment.
—Kaeli Conforti, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Laura Poppick, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Rather than producing just a few large offspring (like, say, a coconut palm or a blue whale) annual plants throw a blue zillion seeds at you.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
In the fifth year of the study, krill abundance was once again lower, as was the detection of blue whale songs, further emphasizing the link between krill availability and blue whale song detection.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
This type of flexibility also gives ship captains the ability to veer slightly off schedule and turn the vessel around if, for instance, a blue whale is spotted and the team of onboard naturalists wants to turn the rare sighting into an educational moment.
—Kaeli Conforti, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Blue whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20whale. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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