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Rorqual Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Rorqual has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin

2

Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.

See Also
baleen balaenopteridae bryde's whale longitudinal whale sei whale fin whale navel
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
baleen whale
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
finback sei whale lesser rorqual
Rhyming Words
qual dual equal joual usual manual casual sexual vidual ritual nahual annual arcual nagual genual mutual ungual actual bidual visual
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