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whalebone whale vs rorqual

rorqual vs whalebone whale

whalebone whale and rorqual both are nouns.

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

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