transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsā-, ˈsī- ]
noun
Etymology: part translation of Norwegian seihval, from sei coalfish + hval whale
Date: 1912
: a widely distributed dark gray baleen whale ( Balaenoptera borealis ) that has a ridge on the top of the head and may reach a length of nearly 60 feet (18 meters) — called also sei