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Definition of Rorquals
1. rorqual [n] - See also: rorqual
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rorquals
Literary usage of Rorquals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"The ulna and radius in the rorquals are also comparatively longer than in the
baleen whales. In the skull the supraorbital processes of the frontals are ..."
2. The Romance of the World's Fisheries: Interesting Descriptions of the Many by Sidney Harry Wright (1908)
"... trade—The tow-line—Other shots at the monster—A cut at the tail—The death—Cutting
up—The whale's enemies — rorquals and cachalots — A modern whaler and ..."
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