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Bowhead

A large whale, Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

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A large whale, Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

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Word	Definition
bowhead whalenoun	A bowhead.
balaena mysticetusnoun	large-mouthed arctic whale
greenland whalenoun	large-mouthed arctic whale
beluganoun	A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
whalenoun	Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
pearynoun	Of, or pertaining to, pears.
borealnoun	Of, relating to, or coming from the north.
northernnoun	Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
borealis	a 2008 documentary film by Frank Wolf that follows two friends on a 3,100 km canoe adventure through the northern Boreal forest of Manitoba and Ontario.
whalesnoun	Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
ice whalenoun	The bowhead whale.
sei whalenoun	A whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera borealis).
right whalenoun	Any baleen whale of the genus Eubalaena.
black whalenoun	Any whale of three species:
balaenopteroidnoun	Any baleen whale of the superfamily Balaenopteroidea
fin whalenoun	A whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera physalus).
white whalenoun	(figuratively) An obsession, a monomania.
bryde's whalenoun	Balaenoptera brydei, a species of rorqual.
balaenopteridnoun	(zoology) Any member of family Balaenopteridae of rorqual whales.
nordcapernoun	A type of baleen whale from the North Atlantic (Balaena mysticetus or Balaena biscayensis).