whales

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Term Type: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Preferred Term: whales
Details: General term referring to any of the larger species of marine mammals of the order Cetacea that have fore-limbs like fins and a tail with horizontal flukes, and are hunted for their oil and whalebone.
Variations: whale

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