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Noun: common rorqual
  1. Large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
    "common rorqual whales are known for their distinctive asymmetrical coloration";
    - finback, finback whale, fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus

Derived forms: common rorquals

Type of: razorback, rorqual

Part of: Balaenoptera, genus Balaenoptera

Encyclopedia: Common rorqual