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rorqual

ror·qual

UK/ˈɹɔːkwəl/ US/ˈɹɔɹkwəl/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin

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Origin

From Norwegian Nynorsk røyrkval, from Old Norse reyðarhvalr (“fin whale”).

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