"sei" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /seɪ/ Forms: seis [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From sei whale, from Norwegian seihval, seikval, from sei (“pollock”) + hval (“whale”). Doublet of saithe. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sei whale}} sei whale, {{der|en|no|seihval|seihval, seikval}} Norwegian seihval, seikval, {{m|nb|sei||pollock}} sei (“pollock”), {{m|nb|hval||whale}} hval (“whale”), {{doublet|en|saithe}} Doublet of saithe Head templates: {{en-noun}} sei (plural seis)
  1. A sei whale. Categories (lifeform): Whales

Inflected forms

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