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finback whale vs rorqual

rorqual vs finback whale

finback whale and rorqual both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
finback whale Yes No No No
rorqual Yes No No No
As nouns, rorqual is a hypernym of finback whale; that is, rorqual is a word with a broader meaning than finback whale:
  • finback whale: large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
  • rorqual: any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
Other hypernyms of finback whale include razorback.
finback whale (noun) rorqual (noun)
large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
Difference between finback whale and rorqual

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