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Right whale
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What's The Definition Of Right whale?
[n] large arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil
Synonyms | Synonyms for Right whale: Related Terms | Find terms related to Right whale: See Also | Balaenidae | baleen whale | family Balaenidae | whalebone whale Right whale In Webster's Dictionary \Right" whale`\ (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale ({Bal[ae]na
mysticetus}), from whose mouth the best whalebone is
obtained.
(b) Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the
Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale ({Bal[ae]na
cisarctica}), and the Pacific right whale ({B.
Sieboldii}); a bone whale.
{Pygmy right whale} (Zo["o]l.), a small New Zealand whale
{(Neobal[ae]na marginata)} which is only about sixteen
feet long. It produces short, but very elastic and tough,
whalebone.
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