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Noun: rorqual  ror-kwul
  1. Any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
    "The blue whale is the largest species of rorqual";
    - razorback

Derived forms: rorquals

Type of: baleen whale, whalebone whale

Part of: Balaenopteridae, family Balaenopteridae

Encyclopedia: Rorqual