whalefish

== English == === Etymology === From whale +‎ fish. Compare West Frisian walfisk, Dutch walvis (“whale”), German Low German Waalfisch, German Walfisch (“whale”), Danish hvalfisk (“whale”), Icelandic hvalfiskur. === Noun === whalefish (plural whalefishes or whalefish) (dated) A whale. Any fish of the order Cetomimiformes of deepwater ray-finned fish. ==== Usage notes ==== The usage of "whalefish" to refer to a cetacean has fallen out of fashion, as the stricter scientific definition of "fish" has become more or less universal. ==== Derived terms ==== flabby whalefish (Cetomimidae spp.) redmouth whalefish (Rondeletiidae spp.) velvet whalefish (Barbourisiidae spp.) ==== Descendants ==== Bislama: welfis ==== Translations ====