balaena in English

noun

Greenland whale

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1. Bowhead definition, a baleen whale, Balaena mysticetus, of northern seas, having an enormous head and mouth: an endangered species

2. Bowhead definition: a large-mouthed arctic whale , Balaena mysticetus , that has become rare through Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

3. The Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is an arctic baleen, a right whale with a large, bow-shaped head that is up to 40% of its body length

4. The Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) got its name from its high, arched jaw that resembles a bow.They are a cold-water whale that lives in the Arctic.Bowheads are still hunted by native whalers in the Arctic through special permission for aboriginal subsistence whaling.

5. Bowhead whale definition is - a very large baleen whale (Balaena mysticetus of the family Balaenidae) of cold waters of the northern hemisphere that is related to the right whales, may reach a length of 45 to 60 feet (13.5 to 18 meters), and has an extremely large head with an arched lower jaw.