grønlandskval

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Grønland (Greenland) + kval (whale).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrœnlɑnsˌkʋɑːl/

Noun

grønlandskval m (definite singular grønlandskvalen, indefinite plural grønlandskvalar, definite plural grønlandskvalane)

  1. a bowhead, bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus
    • 1889, Julius Gude, Lærebok i landkunna:
      [] her sig dei store fiskebergi med skreidtorsk, seid og sild, her liver grønlandskvalen, det største dyret paa jordi, rossmaalen og kobben []
      [] here floats the great masses of fish with cod, pollock and herring, here lives the bowhead, the largest animal on earth, the walrus and the seal []

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