Rorqual

Quick meaning: Rorqual is a noun meaning 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.

Meaning

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.

Example Sentences

Now then, the biggest whales, those rorqual whales that frequent the waterways of the Aleutian Islands, have never exceeded a length of 56 meters--if they reach even that.

Word Forms

• rorquals

Synonyms for rorqual

Depending on context, synonyms include balaenopterid, razorback.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include razorback, whale, woodland, whales, balaenopterid, balaenopteroid.

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