CAAING-WHALE
\kˈɑːɹɪŋwˈe͡ɪl], \kˈɑːɹɪŋwˈeɪl], \k_ˈɑː_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ_w_ˈeɪ_l]\
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kä'ing-hw[=a]l, n. one of the Cetacea, in the dolphin family, very gregarious, and oftener stranded than any other 'whale'--16 to 24 feet long, and 10 feet in girth. Other names are Pilot-whale, Black-fish, Social Whale, Grindhval. [Scot. ca, to drive.]
By Thomas Davidson
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.