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Greenland whale
Greenland whale n (Animals) an arctic right whale, Balaena mysticetus, that is black with a cream-coloured throat Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Greenland whale - large-mouthed Arctic whale Balaena mysticetus, bowhead, bowhead whalebaleen whale, whalebone whale - whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the waterBalaena, genus Balaena - type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales |
Greenland whale
Greenland whale: see right whaleright whale,
name for whales of the family Balaenidae. They were so named by whalers, who for centuries considered them "the right whales" to hunt, because they float when killed and because they yield enormous quantities of oil and of baleen.
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Related to Greenland whale: Balaena mysticetus, sperm whale, Greenland right whale, Greenland sharkSynonyms for Greenland whalenoun large-mouthed Arctic whaleSynonyms- Balaena mysticetus
- bowhead
- bowhead whale
Related Words- baleen whale
- whalebone whale
- Balaena
- genus Balaena
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