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rorqual vs whalebone whale

whalebone whale vs rorqual

rorqual and whalebone whale both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rorqual Yes No No No
whalebone whale Yes No No No
As nouns, whalebone whale is a hypernym of rorqual; that is, whalebone 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
  • whalebone whale: whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
Other hypernyms of rorqual include baleen whale.
rorqual (noun) whalebone 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 whalebone whale

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