Biscayan right whales

Noun

Biscayan right whale (plural Biscayan right whales)

1. A species of baleen whale, Eubalaena glacialis, of the north Atlantic Ocean.
   • Other early hunters of whales included [...] the Basques, who developed the first organized whale fishery [...] in the Bay of Biscay, and who managed through overfishing virtually to eliminate an entire stock of great whales - those known as the Biscayan right whales.1971 Dec, National Geographic, page 725

   Synonyms:

   Biscay whale, black right whale, black whale, North Atlantic right whale, tube whale