bowhead

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/ˈbəʊhɛd/

noun

A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

Similar
bowhead whaleGreenland right whaleice whaleArctic whalesteeple-toppolar whaleRussian whaleGreenland whale
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Meanings

nounbowhead (plural bowheads)

plural bowheads

  1. A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

    Synonyms: bowhead whale, Greenland right whale, ice whale, Arctic whale, steeple-top, polar whale, Russian whale

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

Similar
bowhead whaleGreenland right whaleice whaleArctic whalesteeple-toppolar whaleRussian whale

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge-mouthed Arctic whale

Similar
bowhead whaleGreenland whaleBalaena mysticetus
Broader
baleen whalewhalebone whale
Also see
bowhead whalegreenland right whale

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bow + head.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Basque groenlandiar balea
  • groenlandiar baleaBalaena mysticetus
Bulgarian гренландски кит
  • гренландски кит (grenlandski kit)Balaena mysticetus
Catalan balena de Groenlàndia, balena franca àrtica
  • balena de GroenlàndiaBalaena mysticetus
  • balena franca àrticaBalaena mysticetus
Chinese Mandarin 弓頭鯨 /弓头鲸, 北極鯨 /北极鲸
  • 弓頭鯨 /弓头鲸Balaena mysticetus
  • 北極鯨 /北极鲸 (běijíjīng)Balaena mysticetus
Czech velryba grónská
  • velryba grónskáBalaena mysticetus
Danish grønlandshval
  • grønlandshvalBalaena mysticetus
Dutch Groenlandse walvis
  • Groenlandse walvisBalaena mysticetus
Esperanto gronlanda baleno
  • gronlanda balenoBalaena mysticetus
Estonian grööni vaal
  • grööni vaalBalaena mysticetus
Finnish grönlanninvalas
  • grönlanninvalasBalaena mysticetus
French baleine boréale
  • baleine boréaleBalaena mysticetus
German Grönlandwal
  • GrönlandwalBalaena mysticetus
Hebrew בלנה גרינלנדית
  • בלנה גרינלנדיתBalaena mysticetus
Hungarian grönlandi bálna
  • grönlandi bálnaBalaena mysticetus
Icelandic norðhvalur
  • norðhvalurBalaena mysticetus
Irish míol mór ceann bogha
  • míol mór ceann boghaBalaena mysticetus
Italian balena della Groenlandia
  • balena della GroenlandiaBalaena mysticetus
Japanese ホッキョククジラ
  • ホッキョククジラ (hokkyokukujira)Balaena mysticetus
Korean 북극고래
  • 북극고래 (bukgeukgorae)Balaena mysticetus
Latin Balaena mysticetus
  • Balaena mysticetusBalaena mysticetus
Latvian polārais valis, grenlandes valis
  • polārais valisBalaena mysticetus
  • grenlandes valisBalaena mysticetus
Norwegian Bokmål grønlandshval
  • grønlandshvalBalaena mysticetus
Polish wal grenlandzki, wieloryb grenlandzki
  • wal grenlandzkiBalaena mysticetus
  • wieloryb grenlandzkiBalaena mysticetus
Portuguese baleia-da-groenlândia
  • baleia-da-groenlândiaBalaena mysticetus
Russian гренла́ндский кит, поля́рный кит
  • гренла́ндский кит (grenlándskij kit)Balaena mysticetus
  • поля́рный кит (poljárnyj kit)Balaena mysticetus
Slovak veľryba grónska
  • veľryba grónskaBalaena mysticetus
Spanish ballena boreal
  • ballena borealBalaena mysticetus
Swedish grönlandsval
  • grönlandsvalBalaena mysticetus
Thai วาฬหัวคันศร
  • วาฬหัวคันศร (waan-hǔua-kan-sɔ̌ɔn)Balaena mysticetus
Turkish grönland balinası
  • grönland balinasıBalaena mysticetus
Ukrainian ґренландський кит, полярний кит
  • ґренландський кит (grenlandsʹkyj kyt)Balaena mysticetus
  • полярний кит (poljarnyj kyt)Balaena mysticetus
Cite this entry
APA

bowhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowhead

MLA

“bowhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowhead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowhead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowhead.

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