Blubber (Noun)
Meaning 1
An insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The whalers harvested the blubber from the carcass to render into valuable whale oil.
- Marine biologists studied the blubber layer of the stranded whale to understand its role in thermoregulation.
- The Inuit people have traditionally used blubber as a source of light and heat in their lamps.
- The conservation efforts aimed to reduce the impact of pollution on the blubber of endangered marine mammals.
- Scientists analyzed the blubber samples to assess the impact of climate change on the reproductive health of northern whale populations.
Meaning 2
Excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.