Definition of bowhead Bowhead

bow•head

We found 4 definitions of bowhead from 4 different sources.

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What does bowhead mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bowheads

bowhead - large-mouthed Arctic whale
  bowhead whale, Greenland whale, Balaena mysticetus
  baleen whale, whalebone whale whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
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  • bowhead (Noun)
    A large whale, Balaena mysticetus , having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bowhead (n.)
    The great Arctic or Greenland whale. (Balaena mysticetus). See Baleen, and Whale.

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