rorqual

[ rawr-kwuhl ]

/ ˈrɔr kwəl /

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noun

any of several whales of the genus Balaenoptera; finback.

Origin of rorqual

1820–30; <French <Norwegian rørkval,Old Norse reytharhvalr, equivalent to reyth(a)r rorqual (akin to rauthrred¹) + hvalrwhale¹

Words nearby rorqual

roquet, roquette, Roraima, Rorem, ro-ro, rorqual, Rorschach, Rorschach test, rort, rorter, Rory

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Example sentences from the Web for rorqual

What is temporary in the Rorqual appears to be permanent in the Sotalia.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The only other rorqual to do so—the blue whale—raises the flukes slightly or not at all.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic|Stephen Leatherwood
The rorqual feeds partly upon the small creatures which it captures by means of its whalebone strainer, and partly upon fishes.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
Rorqual, ror′kwal, n. a genus of whales of the largest size.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

Captain Scoresby indeed mentions a Rorqual no less than 120 feet in length, but this is probably too great an estimate.
The Beauties of Nature|Sir John Lubbock

British Dictionary definitions for rorqual

rorqual

/ (ˈrɔːkwəl) /

noun

any of several whalebone whales of the genus Balaenoptera, esp B. physalus : family Balaenopteridae . They have a dorsal fin and a series of grooves along the throat and chestAlso called: finback

Word Origin for rorqual

C19: from French, from Norwegian rörhval, from Old Norse reytharhvalr, from reythr (from rauthr red) + hvalr whale

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单词	rorqual
释义	rorqual [ rawr-kwuhl ] / ˈrɔr kwəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rorqual ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of several whales of the genus Balaenoptera; finback. Origin of rorqual 1820–30; <French <Norwegian rørkval,Old Norse reytharhvalr, equivalent to reyth(a)r rorqual (akin to rauthrred¹) + hvalrwhale¹ Words nearby rorqual roquet, roquette, Roraima, Rorem, ro-ro, rorqual, Rorschach, Rorschach test, rort, rorter, Rory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rorqual What is temporary in the Rorqual appears to be permanent in the Sotalia. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard The only other rorqual to do so—the blue whale—raises the flukes slightly or not at all. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic\|Stephen Leatherwood The rorqual feeds partly upon the small creatures which it captures by means of its whalebone strainer, and partly upon fishes. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood Rorqual, ror′kwal, n. a genus of whales of the largest size. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various Captain Scoresby indeed mentions a Rorqual no less than 120 feet in length, but this is probably too great an estimate. The Beauties of Nature\|Sir John Lubbock British Dictionary definitions for rorqual rorqual / (ˈrɔːkwəl) / noun any of several whalebone whales of the genus Balaenoptera, esp B. physalus : family Balaenopteridae . They have a dorsal fin and a series of grooves along the throat and chestAlso called: finback Word Origin for rorqual C19: from French, from Norwegian rörhval, from Old Norse reytharhvalr, from reythr (from rauthr red) + hvalr whale Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rorqual mammal, porpoise, whopper, cetacean, grampus, baleen, finback, beluga, narwhal, orca, ceta, cete, orc, sei
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rorqual

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