bowhead

Meaning

Noun

  • A large whale, Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

Related

Similar words

  • bowhead whale, Greenland right whale, Arctic whale, steeple-top, polar whale, Russian whale

Origin

  • bow + head

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