bowhead

[boh-hed]

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noun

a whalebone whale, Balaena mysticetus, of northern seas, having an enormous head and mouth: an endangered species.

Also called Greenland whale.

Origin:
1885–90; bow² + head

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bowhead (ˈbəʊˌhɛd)

—n
	a large-mouthed arctic whale, Balaena mysticetus, that has become rare through overfishing but is now a protected species

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