rorqual

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

Españolrorcual

Françaisrorqual

DeutschFurchenwal

8 more languages

Catalàrorqual

Cymraegmorfil walbon

Suomiuurteisvalas

Italianobalenottera

Nederlandsvinvis

Polskifałdowiec

Portuguêsrorqual

Русскийполоса́тик

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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