Definition of rorqual Rorqual
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What does rorqual mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: rorquals |
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| rorqual - any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin | ||
| razorback | ||
| baleen whale, whalebone whale whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water | ||
| balaenopteridae, family balaenopteridae rorquals; blue whales | ||
| balaenoptera physalus, common rorqual, fin whale, finback, finback whale large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific | ||
| balaenoptera borealis, sei whale similar to but smaller than the finback whale | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rorqual (Noun)
Any whale with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rorqual (n.)
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.
Part of speech
🔤- rorqual, noun, singular of rorquals.
