Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whalefall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whale-fall
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A whale carcass that has fallen to the ocean floor.

Example Sentences

"But the ocean floor is not exactly wall-to-wall whalefalls."

Etymology

From whale + fall, possibly modelled after snowfall. Compare also marine snow.

Inflected Forms

whalefalls (plural)

Questions

What does whalefall mean?: A whale carcass that has fallen to the ocean floor.
Where does whalefall come from?: From whale + fall, possibly modelled after snowfall. Compare also marine snow.

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