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rorqual
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Rorqual
(gcide) | Rorqual \Ror"qual\, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.]
(Zool.)
A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale ({Physalus
antiquorum}, or Balaenoptera physalus). It has a dorsal
fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly.
Called also razorback.
[1913 Webster]
Note: It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes
becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more
slender than the right whales, and is noted for its
swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other
related species of finback whales.
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rorqual
(wn) | rorqual
n 1: any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae
having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small
pointed dorsal fin [syn: rorqual, razorback] |
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common rorqual
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lesser rorqual
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rorqual
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common rorqual
(wn) | common rorqual
n 1: large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along
the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: finback,
finback whale, fin whale, common rorqual,
Balaenoptera physalus] |
lesser rorqual
(wn) | lesser rorqual
n 1: small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
[syn: lesser rorqual, piked whale, minke whale,
Balaenoptera acutorostrata] |
rorqual
(wn) | rorqual
n 1: any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae
having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small
pointed dorsal fin [syn: rorqual, razorback] |
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