BOWHEAD


Meaning of BOWHEAD in English

/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; BOW 2 + HEAD ]

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