Greenland whale
Britishnoun
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The Greenland whale is one of the most wonderful animals in the world, and the baleen, or whalebone, one of its greatest peculiarities.
From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Darwin, Charles
It is the Greenland whale you have hunted up to this time, and that would not risk passing through the warm waters of the equator.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Verne, Jules
This is Charing Cross; hear ye! good people all,—the Greenland whale is deposed,—the great sperm whale now reigneth!
From Moby Dick, or, the whale by Melville, Herman
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 sperm whale we had taken is very different to the Greenland whale of the North.
From Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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