| 单词 | right whale |
| 释义 | right whale in British Englishnoun any large whalebone whale of the family Balaenidae. They are grey or black, have a large head, and, in most, no dorsal fin, and are hunted as a source of whalebone and oil See also bowheadWord origin C19: perhaps so named because it was right for huntingright whale in American English US any of a family (Balaenidae) of large-headed baleen whales lacking a dorsal fin andlongitudinal wrinkles on the throat and chest Word origin reason for name uncert. |
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