rorqual

n. [动]一种鲸鱼(尤指长须鲸)

发音

US /ˈɹɔɹkwəl/
UK /ˈɹɔːkwəl/

词形变化

rorquals 复数 rorquals

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

razorback

上位词 2

baleen whale whalebone whale

下位词 5

finback fin whale lesser rorqual minke whale sei whale

相关短语

Sibbald's rorqual lesser rorqual [网络] 较小的权力

词源

From Norwegian Nynorsk røyrkval, from Old Norse reyðarhvalr (“fin whale”).

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