RORQUAL


Meaning of RORQUAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrȯr-kwəl, -ˌkwȯl ]

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 marked with deep longitudinal furrows : a ship designed and equipped to allow vehicles (as automobiles or tanks) to be driven on or off

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.