All rorqual synonyms
ror·qual
R r noun rorqual
- beluga — a large white sturgeon, Acipenser (or Huso) huso, of the Black and Caspian Seas: a source of caviar and isinglass
- orc — any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- narwhal — a small arctic whale, Monodon monoceros, the male of which has a long, spirally twisted tusk extending forward from the upper jaw.
- orca — the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- grampus — a cetacean, Grampus griseus, of the dolphin family, widely distributed in northern seas.
- finback — any baleen whale of the genus Balaenoptera, having a prominent dorsal fin, especially B. physalus, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts; rorqual: an endangered species.
- baleen — whalebone
- whale — any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
- ceta — Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
- cete — a group of badgers
- cetes — a number of badgers together.