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right whale
right whale name for whales of the family Balaenidae. They were so named by whalers, who for centuries considered them "the right whales" to hunt, because they float when killed and because they yield enormous quantities of oil and of baleen. Baleen, or whalebone, is the substance forming the... Read more
blue whale
blue whale a baleen whale , Balaenoptera musculus. Also called the sulphur-bottom whale and Sibbald's rorqual, it is the largest animal that has ever lived. Blue whales have been known to reach a length of 100 ft (30.5 m) and to weigh as much as 120 tons; average length is about 75 ft (23 m). Th... Read more
whale
whale aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, found in all oceans of the world. Members of this order vary greatly in size and include the largest animals that have ever lived. Cetaceans never leave the water, even to give birth. Although their ancestry has been much debated, DNA studies and skeletal ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "rorqual"

rorqual
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition see whale . Read more
Sibbald's rorqual
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition see blue whale . Read more
blue whale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition a baleen whale , Balaenoptera musculus. Also called the sulphur-bottom whale and Sibbald's rorqual, it is the largest animal that has ever lived. Blue whales have been known to reach a length of 100 ft (30.5 m) and to weigh as... Read more
right whale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...commanded such a high price in the 19th cent. that baleen whales (right whales and rorquals) were nearly exterminated by hunting. Right whales are distinguished from rorquals by the lack both of a dorsal fin and of neck furrows. Their girth is great... Read more
whale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...robustus ) found in the N Pacific Ocean; and the rorqual family (Balaenopteridae). Rorquals, the most familiar of the large whales, have...the Bryde's whale, the fin whale (or common rorqual), and the blue whale , which can grow to a length... Read more
Iceland
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...highlands. The waters around Iceland abound in whales, many types of seals, and many kinds of fish. Dolphin, grampus, porpoise, and rorqual are numerous. Cod, haddock, and herring are particularly abundant, but there are also sole, shark, halibut, redfish, saithe... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "rorqual"

rorqual
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes rorqual •Ethel • lethal • brothel • betrothal • Cavell , cavil, gavel, gravel, ravel, travel • Havel , larval, marvel, Marvell, rondavel • bedevil , bevel, devil...approval , removal • Lovell , shovel •interval • serval • narwhal • ... Read more
lesser rorqual
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology lesser rorqual ( minke whale , Balaenoptera acutorostrata ) See BALAENOPTERIDAE . Read more
blue whale
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English blue whale • n. a migratory, mottled bluish-gray rorqual ( Balaenoptera musculus ), found in all oceans of the world. Known to grow as long as 110 feet (33 m) and weigh as much as 150 tons (136,000 kg), it is the largest animal ever to inhabit the earth. Read more
minke whale
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology minke whale ( lesser rorqual , Balaenoptera acutorostrata ) See BALAENOPTERIDAE . Read more
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology Balaenoptera acutorostrata ( minke , lesser rorqual ) See BALAENOPTERIDAE . Read more
bevel
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...approval , removal • Lovell , shovel •interval • serval • narwhal • coequal , equal, prequel, sequel • bilingual , lingual, monolingual, multilingual •rorqual • Hywel • Daniel , spaniel Read more
oval
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...approval , removal • Lovell , shovel •interval • serval • narwhal • coequal , equal, prequel, sequel • bilingual , lingual, monolingual, multilingual •rorqual • Hywel • Daniel , spaniel Read more
swivel
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...approval , removal • Lovell , shovel •interval • serval • narwhal • coequal , equal, prequel, sequel • bilingual , lingual, monolingual, multilingual •rorqual • Hywel • Daniel , spaniel Read more
estival
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...approval , removal • Lovell , shovel •interval • serval • narwhal • coequal , equal, prequel, sequel • bilingual , lingual, monolingual, multilingual •rorqual • Hywel • Daniel , spaniel Read more
marvel
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes ...approval , removal • Lovell , shovel •interval • serval • narwhal • coequal , equal, prequel, sequel • bilingual , lingual, monolingual, multilingual •rorqual • Hywel • Daniel , spaniel Read more

Thesaurus entries related to "rorqual"

whale
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...whale beluga blue whale bottlenose whale bowhead finback (whale) gray whale humpback (whale) minke (whale) narwhal right whale rorqual sei whale sperm whale strap-toothed whale white whale Dolphins black dolphin bottlenose dolphin common dolphin dusky dolphin... Read more

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TUNISIA: RARE WHALE RESCUED OFF COAST IN TUNISIA.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 8/15/2002; 69 words ; A whale, belonging to the rare rorqual species, was rescued off the Tunisian coast by the National Guard and sailors, the news agency TAP reported on Tuesday, cited by... Read more
Gabriel Orozco.
Magazine article from: Art Monthly; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...underground. For Dark Wave Orozco has painstakingly mapped a grid-like composition in graphite over the entire surface of a rorqual whale's skeleton. A number of pivotal points across the skeleton have been identified and upon them concentric circles inscribed... Read more
A field guide to North Atlantic wildlife; marine mammals, seabirds, fish, and other sea life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 9/1/2006; 159 words ; ...aforesaid whales and seals. They give clear descriptions of physical characteristics and habitats and even provide a handy species checklist to record your loons, grebes, rorquals, terns and albatrosses. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) Read more