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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun rorqual has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

rorqualn. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.].
     A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale (Physalus antiquorum, or Balænoptera physalus). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called also razorback.  [1913 Webster]
    " It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more slender than the right whales, and is noted for its swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other related species of finback whales."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

rorqual, n. any of various whales of the family Balaenopteridae esp. Balaenoptera musculus, having a dorsal fin. Also called fin-back, fin whale.

Etymology
F f. Norw. r{Yacute}yrkval f. OIcel. reythr the specific name + hvalr WHALE(1)
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