gray whale
noun
: a large baleen whale (Eschrichtius robustus) of the northern Pacific having short jaws and no dorsal fin
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In May, six gray whales died in the region within a week.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2025
This wasn’t the first time the group got the chance to see a gray whale, the company said in a June 23 Instagram post.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
The latest death, a gray whale found in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday, marked the sixth whale death in as many days.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
To learn more about how to spot gray whales and other marine life from the coastline, read this Wild.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2025
This wasn’t the first time the group got the chance to see a gray whale, the company said in a June 23 Instagram post.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
The latest death, a gray whale found in the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday, marked the sixth whale death in as many days.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
To learn more about how to spot gray whales and other marine life from the coastline, read this Wild.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Gray whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20whale. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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