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| ror·qual [ ráwrkwəl ] (plural ror·quals) |
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baleen whale: a large streamlined baleen whale that has a small pointed dorsal fin and longitudinal grooves on the throat, e.g. the blue whale or the humpback whale. Genus Balaenoptera.
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| [Early 19th century. Via French< Norwegian røyrkval< Old Norse reyðarhvalr< reyðr "rorqual" (< rauðr "red") + hvalr "whale"] |
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