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rorqual vs baleen whale

baleen whale vs rorqual

rorqual and baleen whale both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rorqual Yes No No No
baleen whale Yes No No No
As nouns, baleen whale is a hypernym of rorqual; that is, baleen whale is a word with a broader meaning than rorqual:
  • rorqual: any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
  • baleen whale: whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
Other hypernyms of rorqual include whalebone whale.
rorqual (noun) baleen whale (noun)
any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
Difference between rorqual and baleen whale

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