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A large whale, Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.
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Bowhead — Bow head , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The great Arctic or Greenland whale. ({Bal[ae]na mysticetus}). See {Baleen}, and {Whale}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bowhead — [bōhed΄] n. a right whale (Balaena mysticetus) with a very large head, and an arched upper jaw: valued for its strong, elastic baleen, though now nearly extinct … English World dictionary
bowhead — noun see bowhead whale … New Collegiate Dictionary
bowhead — grenlandinis banginis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Balaena mysticetus angl. Arctic right whale; Arctic whale; bowhead; bow headed whale; common right whale; common whale; great polar whale;… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
Bowhead whale — Bowhead whale[1] Size comparison against an average human … Wikipedia
Bowhead Whale — Taxobox name = Bowhead WhaleMSW3 Cetacea | id=14300005] status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref =IUCN2008|assessors=Reilly, S.B., Bannister, J.L., Best, P.B., Brown, M., Brownell Jr., R.L., Butterworth, D.S., Clapham, P.J., Cooke, J.,… … Wikipedia
bowhead whale — noun Date: 1887 a baleen whale (Balaena mysticetus) of arctic and subarctic seas called also bowhead … New Collegiate Dictionary
bowhead whale — noun A bowhead … Wiktionary
bowhead whale — noun large mouthed Arctic whale • Syn: ↑bowhead, ↑Greenland whale, ↑Balaena mysticetus • Hypernyms: ↑baleen whale, ↑whalebone whale • Member Holonyms: ↑Balaena, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bowhead — /boh hed /, n. a whalebone whale, Balaena mysticetus, of northern seas, having an enormous head and mouth: an endangered species. See illus. under whale. Also called Greenland whale. [1885 90; BOW2 + HEAD] * * * … Universalium
