bowhead

bow·head

B0427800 (bō′hĕd′)n. A baleen whale (Balaena mysticetus) of Arctic seas, having a large head, an arched upper jaw, and no dorsal fin.

bowhead

(ˈbəʊˌhɛd) n (Animals) a large-mouthed arctic whale, Balaena mysticetus, that has become rare through overfishing but is now a protected species

bow•head

(ˈboʊˌhɛd)

n. a whalebone whale, Balaena mysticetus, of northern seas, having an enormous head and mouth. [1885–90]

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bowhead - large-mouthed Arctic whale Balaena mysticetus, bowhead whale, Greenland 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