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bowhead Definition

bow·head (-hed′)

noun

a right whale (Balaena mysticetus) with a very large head, and an arched upper jaw: valued for its strong, elastic baleen, though now nearly extinct

bowhead Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • whale: Huge rib bones and vertebrae, mainly of bowhead whales, line the beaches, most of them over five hundred years old.

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