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

The British commerce in Europe, especially in the north, is unguarded, the Greenland whale fishery and the Hudson Bay ships in particular.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I by Sparks, Jared

Jessie S.—The great Greenland whale which is found in the Northern Ocean has a throat so small that it can not swallow anything larger than a herring.

From Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

A large Greenland whale was playing about the big ship, apparently under the impression that she was a giant of his own species, and it had passed perilously close to the cable.

From The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

Greenland whale, Arctic right whale, great polar whale.

From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by Caldwell, David

Its former extensive trade with the West Indies has lately suffered owing to the enormous development of the North Sea ports, but it is still largely engaged in the Greenland whale and the oyster fisheries.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various