right whale Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun large Arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil
WordNet
Right" whale`
Definitions
(Zoöl.) (a) The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale ( Balæna mysticetus ), from whose mouth the best whalebone is obtained.(b) Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale ( Balæna cisarctica ), and the Pacific right whale (B. Sieboldii ); a bone whale.
