blubber
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- noun
- /ˈblʌbər/
- Specialized
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capa de grasa
- In an instant, blubber pressed all around, as the muscles underneath kneaded me.
- a blubber layer
- the thickness of blubber
- blubber from the skin
And that's what we're looking at is a lawn full of whale blubber.
- And that's what we're looking at is a lawn full of whale blubber.
Examples
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Ten more great uses for seal blubber?
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Thereafter, they rely, as their parents do, on blubber to keep them warm in the water.
Academic text (2003) -
'Cause their normal diet is nothing more than... skin, blubber.
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So things like raw whale blubber was especially interesting for me and very exciting.
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Their exterior blubber helps them maintain a 100-degree internal temperature while on these dives.
Academic text (2009) -
That's why Eskimos eat whale blubber and the Chinese eat rice.
Fiction book (1999) -
Despite the corpulent look, their layer of blubber is so thin that it cannot protect themwhen the temperature drops.
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Pregnancy of H002 was also confirmed by hormonal analysis of blow samples and blubber samples.
Academic text (2018) -
The percentage lipid content of blubber from carcasses is considered to be an informative measure of fattening.
Academic text (2018) -
The seal has a thick layer of blubber to insulate itself from the cold ocean water.
How Fatty
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blubber for the thick whale fat likely comes from an old idea of a soft, blobby lump, like the common word blob meaning 'soft lump'. So blubber is the thick, soft layer of fat that keeps whales warm.