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rorqual: see whale whale, aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, found in all oceans of the world. Members of this order vary greatly in size and include the largest animals that have ever lived. Cetaceans never leave the water, even to give birth. ..... Click the link for more information. . rorqualAny of five species of baleen whales in the genus Balaenoptera (family Balaenopteridae), namely, the blue, fin, sei, Bryde's, and minke whales. The term often includes the humpback whale, the only other member of the family. rorqual any of several whalebone whales of the genus Balaenoptera, esp B. physalus: family Balaenopteridae. They have a dorsal fin and a series of grooves along the throat and chest How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The razorback suckers' gesture--dipping the eyeball to expose its upper third--ranks as the first documented eye roll among territorial signals, says vision specialist Inigo Novales Flamarique of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. Quarterback John David Booty, average through much of training camp, came of age in the third quarter as the sixth-ranked Trojans rolled past punchless Arkansas 50-14 in front of a Razorback Stadium record crowd of 76,564. Varna is the razorback hog of soils, with a revved-up metabolism and a bony snout in the trough long after its littermates are pork chops and sausage. |
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