right whale
right whale · right whales
южный кит
Any baleen whale of the genus EubalaenaAny baleen whale of the genus Eubalaena.
Meaning
1 sensesAny baleen whale of the genus Eubalaena.
ю́жный китjúžnyj kit
More definitions
- large Arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the ‘right’ whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil
Translations
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By meaning 1
Eubalaena:
Origin
From right + whale, but the sense of right in the name is unknown.From right + whale, but the sense of right in the name is unknown.
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Forms
plural: right whales| Singular | right whale |
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