bowhead

[ boh-hed ]

/ ˈboʊˌhɛd /

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noun

a baleen whale, Balaena mysticetus, of northern seas, having an enormous head and mouth: an endangered species.

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Also called Green·land whale.

Origin of bowhead

First recorded in 1885–90; bow² + head

Words nearby bowhead

bowery, bowfin, bow front, bowgrace, bow hand, bowhead, bowhunting, Bowie, bowie knife, Bowie State, bowing

How to use bowhead in a sentence

Bathsheba Demuth, an environmental historian at Brown University, was reading 19th century whalers’ logbooks on bowhead whales in the Bering Strait when she noticed a striking shift.
Sperm whales have a surprisingly deep—and useful—culture|Ellie Shechet|March 19, 2021|Popular-Science
Somewhat crestfallen, the striking pair repaired to the Bowhead saloon to discuss the situation over a glass of beer.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne
McGuffey was willing so they left the bulkhead for the more convivial shelter of the Bowhead saloon.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne
He went up to the Bowhead saloon, had a drink, leaned on the end of the bar and thought it over.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne

Two of these, the bowhead or Greenland whale, and its more widely distributed close relative the right whale, are baleen whales.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic|Stephen Leatherwood
The bowhead and right whales may be readily distinguished from one another by the characters listed below for stranded specimens.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic|Stephen Leatherwood

British Dictionary definitions for bowhead

bowhead

/ (ˈbəʊˌhɛd) /

noun

a large-mouthed arctic whale, Balaena mysticetus, that has become rare through overfishing but is now a protected species

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