Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Rorqual \Ror"qual\, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale ({Physalus
antiquorum}, or {Bal[ae]noptera physalus}). It has a dorsal
fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly.
Called also {razorback}.
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.
Source : WordNet®
Balaenoptera physalus
n : large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along
the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {finback}, {finback
whale}, {fin whale}, {common rorqual}]