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Meaning of rorqual | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɹɔɹkwəl

Definitions

Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding.

Equivalents

Català rorqual
Cymraeg morfil walbon
Deutsch Furchenwal
Español rorcual
Suomi uurteisvalas
Français rorqual
Italiano balenottera
Nederlands vinvis
Polski fałdowiec
Português rorqual
Русский полоса́тик

Examples

“Now then, the biggest whales, those rorqual whales that frequent the waterways of the Aleutian Islands, have never exceeded a length of 56 meters--if they reach even that.”

CEFR level

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

Rorrer rorringtoniid Rorschach Rorschach inkblot test Rorschach test rort

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