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PRONUNCIATION OF GREENLAND WHALE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREENLAND WHALE

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Greenland whale is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GREENLAND WHALE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Greenland whale

Bowhead whale

The bowhead whale is a species of the right whale family Balaenidae, in suborder Mysticeti and genus Balaena. A stocky dark-colored whale without a dorsal fin, it can grow to 20 m in length. This thick-bodied species can weigh 75 tonnes to 100 tonnes, second only to the blue whale, although the bowhead's maximum length is less than several other whales. It lives entirely in fertile Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, unlike other whales that migrate to feed or reproduce to low latitude waters. It was also known as Greenland right whale or Arctic whale. American whalemen called it the steeple-top, polar whale, or Russia or Russian whale. The bowhead has the largest mouth of any animal. The bowhead was an early whaling target. Its population was severely reduced before a 1966 moratorium. The population is estimated to be over 24,900 worldwide, down from an estimated 50,000 before whaling.

Definition of Greenland whale in the English dictionary

The definition of Greenland whale in the dictionary is an arctic right whale, Balaena mysticetus, that is black with a cream-coloured throat.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREENLAND WHALE

Greenland
Greenland halibut
Greenland Sea
Greenlander
Greenlandic
greenlet
greenlight
greenling
greenlit
greenly
greenmail
greenmailer
greenness
Greenock
greenockite
Greenough
Greenpeace

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREENLAND WHALE

baleen whale
black whale
blue whale
exhale
grey whale
hale
humpback whale
inhale
killer whale
minke whale
narwhale
pilot whale
right whale
sei whale
shale
sperm whale
toothed whale
whale
whalebone whale
white whale

Synonyms and antonyms of Greenland whale in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Greenland whale» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREENLAND WHALE

Find out the translation of Greenland whale to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Greenland whale from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Greenland whale» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

格陵兰鲸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ballena de Groenlandia
570 millions of speakers

English

Greenland whale
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रीनलैंड व्हेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرينلاند الحوت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гренландия кит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

baleia da Groenlândia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রীনল্যান্ড তিমি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Groenland baleine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ikan paus Greenland
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grönlandwal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グリーンランドクジラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그린란드 고래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paus Greenland
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Greenland cá voi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிரீன்லாந்து திமிங்கிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रीनलँड व्हेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Grönland balina
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

balena della Groenlandia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wieloryb grenlandzki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гренландія кит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Groenlanda balena
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φάλαινα της Γροιλανδίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Groenland walvis
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Grönland whale
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

grønlandshval
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Greenland whale

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENLAND WHALE»

The term «Greenland whale» is normally little used and occupies the 147.541 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREENLAND WHALE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Greenland whale

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREENLAND WHALE»

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Communication on the Structure and Economy of the Greenland ...
The necessity for this wonderful provision in the Greenland whale, to which I have last adverted, the abundance of its oil, is rendered more apparent, when it is known that the re"al specific gravity of the muscles of this creature is rather greater ...
J. Harwood, 1829
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Ray Society
in its posterior part ; in the Greenland whale, on the other hand, it grows more in length, so that the upper jaw becomes longer, while the cerebral cavity seems to be removed just as far backwards. With this difference in the direction in which ...
‎1866
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Recent Memoirs on the Cetacea
in its posterior part,- in the Greenland whale, on the other hand, it grows more in length, so that the upper jaw becomes longer, while the cerebral cavity seems to be removed just as far backwards. With this difference in the direction in which ...
William Henry Flower, 1866
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Recent Memoirs on the Cetacca by Professors Eschricht, ...
in its posterior part; in the Greenland whale, on the other hand, it grows more in length, so that the upper jaw becomes longer, while the cerebral cavity seems to be removed just as far backwards. With this difference in the direction in which the ...
William Henry Flower, 1866
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Origin of Species
The middle and longest lamina in the Greenland whale is ten, twelve, or even fifteen feet in length; but in the different species of cetaceans there are gradations in length; the middle lamina being in one species, according to Scoresby, four feet ...
Charles Darwin, 2008
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Moby-Dick, Or, The Whale
But Scoresby knew nothing and says nothing of the great sperm whale, compared with which the Greenland whale is almost unworthy mentioning. And here be it said, that the Greenland whale is an usurper upon the throne of the seas.
Herman Melville, 1983
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Moby Dick the Whale Volume I EasyRead Ed
But Scoresby knew nothing and says nothing of the great sperm whale, compared with which the Greenland whale is almost unworthy mentioning. And here be it said, that the Greenland whale is an usurper upon the throne of the seas.
Herman Melville, 2006
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The history of Greenland, including an account of the ...
The Knotted fish, Balccna gibbosa, has many protuberances on its back, and comes nearest to the Greenland whale both in shape and quantity of blubber, but its whalebone is whitish and of little value. e Near the Bermuda islands, whales are ...
David Cranz, 1820
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Moby Dick
But Scoresby knew nothing and says nothing of the great sperm whale, compared with which the Greenland whale is almost unworthy mentioning. And here be it said, that the Greenland whale is an usurper upon the throne of the seas.
Herman Melville, 1892
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The Mariner's Chronicle: Containing Narratives of the Most ...
According to indications afforded by notches in the whalebone, which seem not, however, very fully established, the whale does not attain his full growth under twenty-five years, and is said to reach a very great age. THE GREENLAND WHALE ...
Archibald] [Duncan, 1835

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREENLAND WHALE»

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This Is What a Dolphin's Vagina Looks Like
Genital tract of female Greenland whale. Alexander Meek, 1918. We started by setting up frames to hang the vaginal tracts inside once they ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
2
Climate change will lead to ecosystem clash
The Greenland whale is another species observed in the passages between the two major oceans. “We predict that the exchange of species ... «BarentsObserver, Feb 15»
3
Moose-Eating Shark: Canadian Bystanders Save Greenland Shark …
He took a closer look, and it turned out to be a Greenland whale--itself a rare sight--chomping on a bit of moose. Like Us on Facebook ... «iScienceTimes.com, Nov 13»
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Judy Collins to perform in Staten Island's St. George Theatre Saturday
... figures as Theodore Bikel — give a listen on YouTube to their amazing “Greenland Whale Fisheries” — Leonard Cohen and Stephen Stills. «SILive.com, Mar 12»
5
WWF Says BP Threatening Arctic Wildlife
... haven for walrus and home to the rare narwhal and Greenland whale, according to the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry. «The Moscow Times, Feb 11»
6
Defending the 'Whale Wars'
They don't save any whales, they will only make the Grey Whale (or perhaps it was the Greenland Whale, I don't remember) exctinct, since the ... «Hartford Courant, Nov 08»
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Greenland whale hunt 'commercial'
Animal welfare campaigners say Greenland's whaling, held under rules permitting subsistence hunting, has become too commercial in ... «BBC News, Jun 08»
8
Deadlock at Greenland whale plan
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting has seen deadlock on its second day over Greenland's plans to expand its Inuit ... «BBC News, May 07»

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