Biscayan right whale en · NOUN
Meanings
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A species of baleen whale, Eubalaena glacialis, of the north Atlantic Ocean.
Other early hunters of whales included [...] the Basques, who developed the first organized whale fishery [...] in the Bay of Biscay, and who managed through overfishing virtually to eliminate an entire stock of great whales - those known as the Biscayan right whales.
1971 Dec, National Geographic, page 725:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biscayan right whales | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
tube whale · Biscay whale · black right whale · black whale · North Atlantic right whale
Translations (3)
pl wieloryb biskajski (whale) · pl waleń biskajski (whale) · pl wal biskajski (whale)