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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


Synonymsrazorback


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 meronymBalaenopteridae, family Balaenopteridae









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