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bowhead whale

noun bow·head whale \-ˌhed-\

Definition of BOWHEAD WHALE

:  a baleen whale (Balaena mysticetus) of arctic and subarctic seas —called also bowhead
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First Known Use of BOWHEAD WHALE

1887

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