scrag whale

noun

A North Atlantic baleen whale now generally considered to be part of an extinct population of the gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus, once considered by some the young of right whales (Balaenidae).

Similar
Eschrichtius gibbosus
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Meanings

nounscrag whale (plural scrag whales)

plural scrag whales

  1. A North Atlantic baleen whale now generally considered to be part of an extinct population of the gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus, once considered by some the young of right whales (Balaenidae).

    Synonyms: Eschrichtius gibbosus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA North Atlantic baleen whale now generally considered to be part of an extinct population of the gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus, once considered by some the young of right whales (Balaenidae).

Similar
Eschrichtius gibbosus
Also see
gray whale
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MLA

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Chicago

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