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剃刀鲸

Word · NounTraditional剃刀鯨

blue whale

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Meanings

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noun

blue whale; Balaenoptera musculus

Also known as 蓝鲸 (lán jīng). The name 剃刀鲸 literally means 'razor whale', referring to the animal's slender, streamlined body shape resembling a straight razor. It is the largest animal known to have ever lived.

Tì剃
dāo刀
jīng鲸
shì是
shì世
jiè界
shàng上
xiàn现
cún存
zuì最
dà大
de的
dòng动
wù物
 。

The blue whale is the largest animal currently living in the world.

Yī一
tóu头
chéng成
nián年
tì剃
dāo刀
jīng鲸
kě可
yǐ以
zhǎng长
dào到
sān三
shí十
duō多
mǐ米
cháng长
 。

An adult blue whale can grow to be over thirty meters long.

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Hǎi海
yáng洋
bǎo保
hù护
zǔ组
zhī织
zhèng正
zài在
nǔ努
lì力
zhěng拯
jiù救
bīn濒
lín临
miè灭
jué绝
de的
tì剃
dāo刀
jīng鲸
 。

Marine conservation organizations are working hard to save the endangered blue whales.