baleineau
French
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Noun
baleineau m (plural baleineaux, feminine baleinelle) (rare)
- whale calf
- Synonym: (rare) baleinon
- 1871, Jules Verne, Vingt mille lieues sous les mers, page 326:
- Mais auprès de la baleine de monsieur le professeur, la mienne n’était qu’un baleineau.
- But next to the professor's whale, mine was only a baby.
Further reading
- “baleineau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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