Meaning

1 senses
  1. A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

    Grönlandwal

    гренла́ндский китgrenlándskij kit, поля́рный китpoljárnyj kit

    ґренландський китgrenlandsʹkyj kyt, полярний китpoljarnyj kyt

    large-mouthed Arctic whale

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
Balaena mysticetus:
Русский
By meaning 1
Balaena mysticetus:
Deutsch
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Balaena mysticetus:

Origin

From bow + head.

From bow + head.

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Forms

plural: bowheads
Singularbowhead
Pluralbowheads

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
bowhead whaleGreenland right whaleice whaleArctic whalesteeple-toppolar whaleRussian whale
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bowhead — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto