bowhead

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Noun

bowhead (plural bowheads)

1. A large whale, Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

Synonyms

• bowhead whale, Greenland right whale, Arctic whale, steeple-top, polar whale, Russian whale

Translations

• French: baleine boréale
• German: Grönlandwal
• Italian: balena della Groenlandia
• Portuguese: baleia-da-groenlândia
• Russian: гренла́ндский кит
• Spanish: ballena boreal

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