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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rorqual \Ror"qual\, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.]
     (Zool.)
     A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale ({Physalus
     antiquorum}, or {Balaenoptera physalus}). It has a dorsal
     fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly.
     Called also {razorback}.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes
           becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more
           slender than the right whales, and is noted for its
           swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other
           related species of finback whales.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rorqual
       n : any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae
           having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small
           pointed dorsal fin [syn: {razorback}]

















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