Meanings
nounbowhead whale (plural bowhead whales)
plural bowhead whales
- A bowhead.
“You have probably never seen anything like this before, Mr. Toler. It is baleen, or if you prefer it, whalebone, taken from the mouth of the bowhead whale. It is used by the whale to filter its food.”
1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 5, in The Subtle Minotaur
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarge-mouthed Arctic whale
Similar
Broader
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bowhead whale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowhead%20whale
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Chicago
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