RORQUAL


Meaning of RORQUAL in English

/rawr"kweuhl/ , n.

any of several whales of the genus Balaenoptera; finback.

[ 1820-30; rørkval, ON reytharhvalr, equiv. to reyth ( a ) r rorqual (akin to rauthr RED 1 ) + hvalr WHALE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .