Meanings
plural Biscayan right whales
- A species of baleen whale, Eubalaena glacialis, of the north Atlantic Ocean.
Other early hunters of whales included [...] the Basques, who developed the first organized whale fishery [...] in the Bay of Biscay, and who managed through overfishing virtually to eliminate an entire stock of great whales - those known as the Biscayan right whales.
1971 Dec, National Geographic, page 725Synonyms: Biscay whale, black right whale, black whale, North Atlantic right whale, tube whale
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA species of baleen whale, Eubalaena glacialis, of the north Atlantic Ocean.
Translations
Polish waleń biskajski, wieloryb biskajski
- waleń biskajskiwhale
- wieloryb biskajskiwhale
- wal biskajskiwhale
Cite this entry
Biscayan right whale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Biscayan%20right%20whale
“Biscayan right whale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Biscayan%20right%20whale. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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