rorqual
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rorqual
1820–30; < French < Norwegian rørkval, Old Norse reytharhvalr, equivalent to reyth ( a ) r rorqual (akin to rauthr red 1 ) + hvalr whale 1
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Example Sentences
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She’d like to see a different family of whales examined for comparison, as the three individuals studied were all juvenile rorqual whales.
From National Geographic • Feb. 21, 2024
New research provides a fuller understanding of this species, focusing on a foraging behavior called lunge-feeding that it shares with the other members of its cetacean group, the rorqual whales.
From Reuters • Mar. 15, 2023
Lunge-feeding whales are also called rorqual whales and include two of the largest animals on Earth — the blue and fin whales.
From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022
Dozens of rorqual species have arisen and died off since the advent of lunge feeding.
From Scientific American • Jul. 31, 2020
From its sharp back and forked tail, I should pronounce it to have been a rorqual, or "finner," as they are called by the fishermen.
From The Captain of the Polestar by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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