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 Translation for 'whale' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   a whale | whales / [collectively] whale
VERB   to whale | whaled | whaled
whaling | whales
SYNO giant | heavyweight | hulk | ...
dýrT
hvalur {k} [Cetacea]
whale
2 Words: Nouns
hvalreki {k}beached whale
dýr
hvalkýr {kv}
cow whale
þjóðhfr.
illhveli {hv}
dangerous whale
hvalveiðiskip {hv}whale catcher
hvalveiðibátur {k}whale catcher
dýr
hvalkýr {kv}
whale cow
mat.
hvalkjöt {hv}
whale meat
ferðaþ.
hvalaskoðun {kv}
whale watching
3 Words: Verbs
flensa hvalto flay a whale
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)
dýrT
hrefna {kv} [Balaenoptera acutorostrata]
(common/northern) minke whale
dýrT
grænlandshvalur {k} [Balaena mysticetus]
Arctic right whale
dýrT
skíðishvalur {k} [Mysticeti]
baleen whale
dýrT
mjaldur {k} [Delphinapterus leucas]
beluga whale
dýrT
króksnjáldri {k} [Mesoplodon densirostris]
Blainville's beaked whale
dýrT
bláhvalur {k} [Balaenoptera musculus]
blue whale
dýrT
steypireyður {kv} [Balaenoptera musculus]
blue whale
dýrT
norðhvalur {k} [Balaena mysticetus]
bowhead whale
dýrT
gáshnallur {k} [Ziphius cavirostris]
Cuvier's beaked whale
dýrT
langreyður {kv} [Balaenoptera physalus]
fin whale
dýrT
gráhvalur {k} [Eschrichtius robustus]
gray whale [Am.]
dýrT
sandlægja {kv} [Eschrichtius robustus]
gray whale [Am.]
dýrT
grænlandshvalur {k} [Balaena mysticetus]
Greenland (right) whale
dýrT
gráhvalur {k} [Eschrichtius robustus]
grey whale [Br.]
dýrT
hnúfubakur {k} [Megaptera novaeangliae]
humpback whale
dýrT
háhyrningur {k} [Orcinus orca]
killer whale
dýrT
grindhvalur {k} [Globicephala melas]
long-finned pilot whale
dýrT
sléttbakur {k} [Eubalaena glacialis]
North Atlantic right whale
dýrT
íslandssléttbakur {k} [Eubalaena glacialis]
North Atlantic right whale
dýrT
andarnefja {kv} [Hyperoodon ampullatus]
Northern bottlenose whale
dýrT
andanefja {kv} [andarnefja] [Hyperoodon ampullatus]
Northern bottlenose whale
dýrT
sandreyður {kv} [Balaenoptera borealis]
sei whale
dýrT
flipahvalur {k} [Globicephala macrorhynchus]
short-finned pilot whale
dýrT
norðsnjáldri {k} [Mesoplodon bidens]
Sowerby's beaked whale
dýrT
búrhvalur {k} [Physeter macrocephalus]
sperm whale
fiskifr.T
hvalháfur {k} [Rhincodon typus]
whale shark
fuglafr.T
skónefur {k} [Balaeniceps rex]
whale-headed stork
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Translation for 'whale' from English to Icelandic

whale
hvalur {k} [Cetacea]dýrT

beached whale
hvalreki {k}
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cow whale
hvalkýr {kv}dýr
dangerous whale
illhveli {hv}þjóðhfr.
whale catcher
hvalveiðiskip {hv}

hvalveiðibátur {k}
whale cow
hvalkýr {kv}dýr
whale meat
hvalkjöt {hv}mat.
whale watching
hvalaskoðun {kv}ferðaþ.

to flay a whale
að flensa hval

(common/northern) minke whale
hrefna {kv} [Balaenoptera acutorostrata]dýrT
Arctic right whale
grænlandshvalur {k} [Balaena mysticetus]dýrT
baleen whale
skíðishvalur {k} [Mysticeti]dýrT
beluga whale
mjaldur {k} [Delphinapterus leucas]dýrT
Blainville's beaked whale
króksnjáldri {k} [Mesoplodon densirostris]dýrT
blue whale
bláhvalur {k} [Balaenoptera musculus]dýrT

steypireyður {kv} [Balaenoptera musculus]dýrT
bowhead whale
norðhvalur {k} [Balaena mysticetus]dýrT
Cuvier's beaked whale
gáshnallur {k} [Ziphius cavirostris]dýrT
fin whale
langreyður {kv} [Balaenoptera physalus]dýrT
gray whale [Am.]
gráhvalur {k} [Eschrichtius robustus]dýrT

sandlægja {kv} [Eschrichtius robustus]dýrT
Greenland (right) whale
grænlandshvalur {k} [Balaena mysticetus]dýrT
grey whale [Br.]
gráhvalur {k} [Eschrichtius robustus]dýrT
humpback whale
hnúfubakur {k} [Megaptera novaeangliae]dýrT
killer whale
háhyrningur {k} [Orcinus orca]dýrT
long-finned pilot whale
grindhvalur {k} [Globicephala melas]dýrT
North Atlantic right whale
sléttbakur {k} [Eubalaena glacialis]dýrT

íslandssléttbakur {k} [Eubalaena glacialis]dýrT
Northern bottlenose whale
andarnefja {kv} [Hyperoodon ampullatus]dýrT

andanefja {kv} [andarnefja] [Hyperoodon ampullatus]dýrT
sei whale
sandreyður {kv} [Balaenoptera borealis]dýrT
short-finned pilot whale
flipahvalur {k} [Globicephala macrorhynchus]dýrT
Sowerby's beaked whale
norðsnjáldri {k} [Mesoplodon bidens]dýrT
sperm whale
búrhvalur {k} [Physeter macrocephalus]dýrT
whale shark
hvalháfur {k} [Rhincodon typus]fiskifr.T
whale-headed stork
skónefur {k} [Balaeniceps rex]fuglafr.T
Usage Examples English
  • The American Princess is the only whale watching vessel in New York to be certified by WHALE SENSE a division of NOAA that regularly tests and certifies boats and crews in safe whale watching practices.
  • Whale barnacles may live for up to a year, and often slough off along migration routes or at whale calving grounds.
  • These cephalopods are predated by Northern bottlenose whale ("Hyperoodon ampullatus"), Sperm whale ("Physeter macrocephalus"), Blue shark ("Prionace glauca"), Swordfish ("Xiphias gladius") and Cuvier's beaked whale ("Ziphius cavirostris").
  • The humpback whale is a mammal that belongs to the baleen whale suborder.
  • The production crew wanted to use the animatronic whale from the then-recent film "Free Willy" for the scene at the beach.

  • This barnacle is exclusively found attached to the skin of whales, almost always to the gray whale ("Eschrichtius robustus"), but occasionally it has been found on the killer whale ("Orcinus orca") and the beluga whale ("Delphinapterus leucas)".
  • In September 1931, a large whale was beached in Rockstown Bay.
  • Whales that have been observed in the area include the pilot whale, false killer whale, sei whale, bryde's whale and humpback whales.
  • Northern right whale dolphins are encountered fairly often by responsible whale watching companies operating off Monterey.
  • The bay frequently plays host to the Bryde's whale.

  • "Eschrichtius" is a genus of baleen whale containing two species: the gray whale ("E. robustus") and the extinct Akishima whale ("E. akishimaensis").
  • During the chase, Moby Dick destroys two whale boats in succession, drowning their crews.
  • A male southern resident killer whale of J pod was named after Bigg, having been born in the year Bigg died.
  • The four species of the Balaenidae are found in temperate and polar waters; "Eubalaena glacialis" (North Atlantic right whale), "Eubalaena japonica" (North Pacific right whale), "Eubalaena australis" (southern right whale), and "Balaena mysticetus" (bowhead whale).
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