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Depiction of a whale by Conrad Gesner, 1604: Historiae animalium, p. 725.
English
Whale (pronunciation); Hwael (arch.)
Portuguese
Baleia (pronunciation); Balea; Balia (arch.); Baleya; Balena (arch.)
Norwegian
Hval (bm); pronunciation); Kval (nn); pronunciation); Hvalr (Old Norse)
Dutch
Walvis (pronunciation); Walfisk (arch.), also spelled as waluisc, walvisc or walvisch; Balein (arch.); Wal (arch.)
German
Wal (pronunciation)
French
Baleine (pronunciation)
Spanish
Ballena (pronunciation); Vallena (arch.)?
Italian
Balena (pronunciation)
Greek
Φάλαινα
Creole

Whales in mythology

Activities related to whales

Whales in toponomy

Norway
Portugal