Meaning of nebbkval | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a bottlenose whale, specifically northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus
   masculine
2. one of several smaller whales with beak-like mouths.
   masculine

Examples

“I juli gjekk ho millom Færøyane og Island etter ein liten kval dei kallar nebbkvalen. Dei store kvalfangarene går likesæle framum han, men til dei små båtane er han bra nok.”

In July she hunted between the Faroe Islands and Iceland after a small whale they call nebbkval. The big whalers pass it by indifferently, but it is good enough for the small boats.