blubber

Example Sentences

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"It had bite marks on the pectoral fins and around the edges of the torn blubber which are consistent with grey seal bite marks," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

A more definitive answer, however, will have to wait until he receives results from blood, blubber and tissue samples collected from the whale.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

The daughter of a disgraced house, Valya isn’t content to accept her family’s banishment to a life peddling whale fur and blubber.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2024

They swim slowly and near shore, have thick blubber and float when killed, according to Jessica Crance, a research biologist with the Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

He said the scent came from dissecting sharks and whales, from cutting away layers of blubber and plunging her hands inside the cavities of marine creatures that were twenty times her size.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen