bowhead

Noun CEFR B1

ˈbəʊhɛd

Definitions

A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

Equivalents

Españolballena boreal

Françaisbaleine boréale

DeutschGrönlandwal

10 more languages

Catalàbalena franca àrtica

Suomigrönlanninvalas

Italianobalena della Groenlandia

日本語ホッキョククジラ

한국어북극고래

NederlandsGroenlandse walvis

Polskiwal grenlandzki wieloryb grenlandzki

Portuguêsbaleia-da-groenlândia

Русскийгренла́ндский кит поля́рный кит

Svenskagrönlandsval

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

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