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1 definition found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ror·qual
n.
Zool.
A
very
large
North
Atlantic
whalebone
whale
(
Physalus antiquorum
,
or
Balaenoptera physalus
).
It
has
a
dorsal
fin
,
and
strong
longitudinal
folds
on
the
throat
and
belly
.
Called
also
razorback
.
Note:
☞
It
is
one
of
the
largest
of
the
whales
,
somethimes
becoming
nearly
one
hundred
feet
long
,
but
it
is
more
slender
than
the
right
whales
,
and
is
noted
for
its
swiftness
.
The
name
is
sometimes
applied
to
other
related
species
of
finback
whales
.
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