Greenland whale

British  

noun

1. an arctic right whale, Balaena mysticetus, that is black with a cream-coloured throat

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Greenland whale

Its yield of oil is said to be less than that of the Greenland whale but it is of a finer quality.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various

The capture of the Greenland whale began in 1612; and in 200 years the unceasing pursuit of this species had driven it to the remote places of the Arctic Ocean.

From More Science From an Easy Chair by Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir

The captain ordered the harpoons and lances to be in readiness in case we fell in with the great Greenland whale, but nothing was seen of this monster of the deep.

From The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians, In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. by West, John

Cuttin’ up a Greenland whale is nothin’ to it.”

From Black Ivory by Pearson, Francis B.

But there is another creature, and a much bigger one than any Eskimo, bigger even than Chingatok, who bears his testimony to an open Polar sea, namely, the Greenland whale.

From The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)