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bowhead whales

bowhead whales is the plural of bowhead whale.

Meaning of bowhead whale

Noun

bowhead whale (plural bowhead whales)

  1. A bowhead.
    • “You have probably never seen anything like this before, Mr. Toler. It is baleen, or if you prefer it, whalebone, taken from the mouth of the bowhead whale. It is used by the whale to filter its food.”1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 5, in The Subtle Minotaur

Questions about bowhead whales

What is bowhead whales the plural of?
Bowhead whales is the plural of bowhead whale.

Words near bowhead whales in the dictionary

  1. bowgunner
  2. bowguns
  3. bowgy
  4. bowhead
  5. bowhead whale
  6. bowhead whales
  7. bowheads
  8. bowhunt
  9. bowhunted
  10. bowhunter
  11. bowhunters

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