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rorqual

Pronunciation: [rurˈkwal]

“rorqual” is a Catalan word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. rorqual (any whale species with long skin folds below mouth)

In Catalan

  1. Individu de la família de cetacis misticets caracteritzats per una aleta dorsal i solcs ventrals (Balaenopteridae).
  2. rorqual comú (Balaenoptera physalus)

Etymology

Borrowed from French rorqual, from Norwegian Nynorsk røyrkval (“furrow whale”), from Old Norse reyðarhvalr.

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