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sei

 (sā)
n. pl. seis
A sei whale.

[From Norwegian seihval : sei, coalfish (from Old Norse seidh) + hval, whale (from Old Norse hvalr).]
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sei

(seɪ)
n
(Animals) another name for sei whale
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