It is difficult to imagine the size of the blue whale, the largest animal inhabiting the earth. There are records of individuals over 100 feet (30.5 m) long, but 70-90 feet (23-27 m) is probably average. A good way to visualize their length is to remember that they are about as long as three school buses. An average weight for an adult is 200,000 to 300,000 pounds (100-150 tons).
Smee \Smee\, n. [Cf. Smew.] (Zool.) (a) The pintail duck. (b) The widgeon. (c) The poachard. (d) The smew. [Prov. Smew \Smew\, n. [Perhaps for ice-mew.] (Zool.) (a) small European merganser (Mergus albellus) which has a white crest; -- called also smee, smee duck, white merganser, and white nun. (b) The hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of a Small & Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) used at ESA. ESA follows the European Commission's definition of an SME. More information on the SME definition can be found through the links on the right. Note: ESA grants the SME status only after verification of the data of the candidate companies. Last update: 7 March 2016.