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1 whale calf
whale calf[weil ka:f] n Zool baleato: baleia nova. -
2 calf
I plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) filhote de2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) couro•- calveII plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.) barriga da perna* * *calf1[ka:f; kæf] n (pl calves) 1 bezerro: a) vitelo, novilho. b) a pele curtida deste animal. 2 filhote de vários animais, como: elefante, baleia, alce, hipopótamo, rinoceronte, etc. 3 massa de gelo flutuante que se desprendeu da costa ou de um iceberg. calf’s-foot jelly geléia de mocotó. in calf, with calf prenhe (animais).————————calf2[ka:f; kæf] n (pl calves) panturrilha, barriga da perna. -
3 calf
I plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) bezerro, filhote2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) couro de bezerro•- calveII plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.) panturrilha
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whale calf — noun (also calf whale) a young whale • • • Main Entry: ↑whale … Useful english dictionary
Whale watching in Sydney — is a popular past time in the winter and spring. There are a number of different migration and whale seasonsHumpback MigrationThe Humpback Whale Migration passing Sydney takes place between April and December each year. The season is split into… … Wikipedia
Calf — Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calf's-foot jelly — Calf Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calf — calf1 [kaf, käf] n. pl. calves or, esp. for 4, calfs [ME < OE cealf & ON kalfr < IE * geleb(h) < base * gel , to swell, form a ball (hence swelling, fetus, offspring) > CLUB, L globus] 1. a young cow or bull 2. the young of some other … English World dictionary
calf — [ kæf ] (plural calves [ kævz ] ) noun count * 1. ) a young cow. Its meat is called veal. a ) a young animal such as a young elephant, WHALE, or GIRAFFE 2. ) the thick back part of your leg between your knee and your ANKLE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whale — n. sea mammal 1) to harpoon a whale 2) a blue; bowhead; sperm; white whale 3) a school of whales 4) a young whale is a calf 5) a female whale is a cow 6) a male whale is a bull misc. 7) a whale of a good time ( a very good time ) * * * [weɪl]… … Combinatory dictionary
Whale watching — off the coast of Bar Harbor, Maine Whale watching is the practice of observing whales and other cetaceans in their natural habitat. Whales are watched most commonly for recreation (cf. bird watching) but the activity can also serve scientific or… … Wikipedia
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whale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cetacean; finback; blue, humpback, killer, sperm, sulphur bottom, or right whale; orca, rorqual, narwhal, blackfish, dolphin, porpoise, grampus; Moby Dick; informal, whopper. See size, animal. II… … English dictionary for students
calf — calf1 calfless, adj. calflike, adj. /kaf, kahf/, n., pl. calves /kavz, kahvz/. 1. the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal. 2. the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale. 3. calfskin leather. 4. Informal. an… … Universalium
