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rorqual

American  
[rawr-kwuhl] / ˈrɔr kwəl /

noun

  1. any of several whales of the genus Balaenoptera; finback.

rorqual British  
/ ˈrɔːkwəl /

noun

  1. Also called: finback.  any of several whalebone whales of the genus Balaenoptera , esp B. physalus : family Balaenopteridae . They have a dorsal fin and a series of grooves along the throat and chest

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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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