valas — meaning in English
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Senses
valas is used for these senses in English:
- Cetus (constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a whale. It includes the star Mira.
- cetacean An animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.
- whale Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
cetacean — full definition
- adj Pertaining to the zoologic infraorder Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.
- adj Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals.
whale — full definition
- noun A very large sea mammal, related to dolphins, that breathes air through a blowhole.
- noun Informal: a gambler or investor who wagers or spends unusually large sums of money.
- verb To hunt whales for a living.
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