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rorqual.

rorqual (any whale species with long skin folds below mouth)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[rurˈkwal]Central, Northern[rorˈkwal]Balearic, Northwestern[roɾˈkwal]Valencia
  1. rorqual (any whale species with long skin folds below mouth)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French rorqual, from Norwegian Nynorsk røyrkval (“furrow whale”), from Old Norse reyðarhvalr.

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