Definition of Right whale
Right´ whale`
1.
(Zool.)
The
bowhead
,
Arctic
,
or
Greenland
whale
(
Balæna
mysticetus
),
from
whose
mouth
the
best
whalebone
is
obtained
.
Pygmy right whale
(Zool.)
a
small
New
Zealand
whale
(Neobalæna
marginata
)
which
is
only
about
sixteen
feet
long
.
It
produces
short
,
but
very
elastic
and
tough
,
whalebone
.
Related Words
Balaenidae
,
baleen
whale
,
family
Balaenidae
,
whalebone
whale
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