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Meaning of BOWHEAD

Pronunciation:  'bow`hed

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 Definition: [n]  large-mouthed arctic whale
 
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 Synonyms: Balaena mysticetus, bowhead whale, Greenland whale
 
 See Also: Balaena, baleen whale, genus Balaena, whalebone whale

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bow"head`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The great Arctic or Greenland whale. ({Bal[ae]na
mysticetus}). See {Baleen}, and {Whale}.
 
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