Now then, the biggest whales, those rorqual whales that frequent the waterways of the Aleutian Islands, have never exceeded a length of 56 metersif they reach even that.
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rorqual — [ rɔrk(w)al ] n. m. • 1789; norv. røyrkval, a. island. reythar hvalr, de reythr, n. de l espèce, et hvalr « baleine » ♦ Mammifère cétacé de grande taille qui vit dans les mers froides. ⇒ baleinoptère. Des rorquals. ● rorqual, rorquals nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Rorqual — Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme « Rorqual » s applique, en français, à plusieurs taxons distincts. Rorqual … Wikipédia en Français
rorqual — [rôr′kwəl] n. [Fr < Norw röyrkval < ON reytharhvalr < reythr, rorqual (prob. akin to rautha < IE base * reudh , RED) + hvalr,WHALE1: hence lit., red whale, from the reddish streaks in the skin] any of a family (Balaenopteridae) of… … English World dictionary
Rorqual — Ror qual, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.] (Zo[ o]l.) A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale ({Physalus antiquorum}, or {Bal[ae]noptera physalus}). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rorqual — Rorqual, Untergattung der Balänoptera, s.d … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
rorqual — s. m. Espécie de baleia … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
rorqual — /rawr kweuhl/, n. any of several whales of the genus Balaenoptera; finback. [1820 30; < F < Norw rørkval, ON reytharhvalr, equiv. to reyth(a)r rorqual (akin to rauthr RED1) + hvalr WHALE1] * * * Any of five species of baleen whales in the genus… … Universalium
Rorqual — Taxobox name = RorqualsMSW3 Cetacea|id=14300010] image caption = Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Cetacea subordo = Mysticeti familia = Balaenopteridae familia authority = Gray,… … Wikipedia
rorqual — (ror koual) s. m. Espèce de baleine. Au plur. Des rorquals. ÉTYMOLOGIE Suéd. roer, tuyau, et qval, baleine : baleine à tuyaux, à cause des plis de la peau sous la gorge et la poitrine, d après Cuvier. SUPPLÉMENT AU DICTIONNAIRE RORQUAL.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
rorqual — noun Etymology: French, from Norwegian rørhval, from Old Norse reytharhvalr, from reythr rorqual + hvalr whale Date: 1827 any of a family (Balaenopteridae) of large baleen whales (as a blue whale or humpback whale) having the skin of the throat… … New Collegiate Dictionary
