English noun: rorqual | |||
1. | rorqual (animal) any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin | ||
Synonyms | razorback | ||
Broader (hypernym) | baleen whale, whalebone whale | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Balaenoptera borealis, Balaenoptera physalus, common rorqual, fin whale, finback, finback whale, lesser rorqual, minke whale, piked whale, sei whale | ||
Member meronym | Balaenopteridae, family Balaenopteridae | ||