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Meanings of rorqual in English
Portuguese
baleia-jubarte Catalan
balena amb gep Any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin.
Usage of rorqual in English
1
I've even heard that those rorqual whales off the Aleutian Islands sometimes get over 150 feet.
2
It was a large rorqual, and he at once sent word by a messenger to Flosi in Vik and to the nearest farms.
3
From its sharp back and forked tail, I should pronounce it to have been a rorqual, or "finner," as they are called by the fishermen.
4
Another visitor, the Rorqual, is not welcomed by the fishermen.
5
Whales were frequently seen, both rorquals and killers.
6
Several whales appeared which Captain James Davis reported were "blue whales" (finners or rorquals).
7
When we compare the skeleton of this Rorqual with the Gigantic Rorqual I also dissected, we find as follows:-
8
These finners or rorquals are enormous mammals, and on one occasion we were followed by one for several hours.
9
While thus making northing we had several fine catches of porpoises, and saw many rorquals, but sperm whales appeared to have left the locality.
Frequent collocations
Rorqual through the time