Definitions for right whale
right whale

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. right whalenoun

   large Arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. right whalenoun

   The baleen whales belonging to the family Balaenidae, in the genera Eubalaena (three species) and Balaena (one species, the bowhead whale, also called the Greenland right whale).

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1. Right whale

   Right whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus Eubalaena: the North Atlantic right whale (E. glacialis), the North Pacific right whale (E. japonica) and the Southern right whale (E. australis). They are classified in the family Balaenidae with the bowhead whale. Right whales have rotund bodies with arching rostrums, V-shaped blowholes and dark gray or black skin. The most distinguishing feature of a right whale is the rough patches of skin on its head, which appear white due to parasitism by whale lice. Right whales are typically 13–17 m (43–56 ft) long and weigh up to 100 short tons (91 t; 89 long tons) or more. All three species are migratory, moving seasonally to feed or give birth. The warm equatorial waters form a barrier that isolates the northern and southern species from one another although the southern species, at least, has been known to cross the equator. In the Northern Hemisphere, right whales tend to avoid open waters and stay close to peninsulas and bays and on continental shelves, as these areas offer greater shelter and an abundance of their preferred foods. In the Southern Hemisphere, right whales feed far offshore in summer, but a large portion of the population occur in near-shore waters in winter. Right whales feed mainly on copepods but also consume krill and pteropods. They may forage the surface, underwater or even the ocean bottom. During courtship, males gather into large groups to compete for a single female, suggesting that sperm competition is an important factor in mating behavior. Gestation tends to last a year, and calves are weaned at eight months old. Right whales were a preferred target for whalers because of their docile nature, their slow surface-skimming feeding behaviors, their tendency to stay close to the coast, and their high blubber content (which makes them float when they are killed, and which produced high yields of whale oil). Although the whales no longer face pressure from commercial whaling, mankind remains by far the greatest threat to these species: the two leading causes of death are being struck by ships and entanglement in fishing gear. Today, the North Atlantic and North Pacific right whales are among the most endangered whales in the world.

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1. right whale

   A right whale is a species of baleen whales that belong to the family Balaenidae. These whales are characterized by their massive size, dark color, broad backs without a dorsal fin, and elongated baleen plates for filtering food. They are known as 'right whales' because they were considered the 'right' whales to hunt due to their relatively slow speed, tendency to float when dead, and high yields of oil and baleen. This family of whales includes the North Atlantic right whale, the North Pacific right whale, and the Southern right whale.

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1. Right whale

   the bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale (Balaena mysticetus), from whose mouth the best whalebone is obtained

2. Right whale

   any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale (Balaena cisarctica), and the Pacific right whale (B. Sieboldii); a bone whale

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1. Right whale

   Right whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus Eubalaena: the North Atlantic right whale, the North Pacific right whale and the southern right whale. They are classified in the family Balaenidae with the bowhead whale. Right whales have rotund bodies with arching rostrums, V-shaped blowholes and dark gray or black skin. The most distinguishing feature of a right whale is the rough patches of skin on its head which appear white due to parasitism by whale lice. Right whales can grow up to 18 m long and weigh up to 100 short tons, significantly larger than humpbacks or grays, but smaller than blues. All three species are migratory, moving seasonally to feed or give birth. The warm equatorial waters form a barrier that isolates the northern and southern species from one another. In the Northern Hemisphere, Right whales tend to avoid open waters and stay close to peninsulas and bays and on continental shelves, as these areas offer greater shelter and an abundance of their preferred foods. In the Southern Hemisphere, right whales feed far offshore in summer, but a large portion of the population occur in near shore waters in winter. Right whales feed mainly on copepods but also consume krill and pteropods. They may forage the surface, underwater or even on the ocean bottom. During courtship, males gather into large groups to compete for a single female, suggesting that sperm competition appears to be an important factor in mating behavior. Although the blue whale is the largest animal on the planet, the testes of the right whale are actually ten times larger than those of the blue whale – with each weighing up to 525 kilograms, they are by far the largest of any animal on Earth. Gestation tends to last a year, and calves are born at 1 short ton in weight and 4–6 m in length. Weaning occurs after eight months.

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1. right whale

   A name applied to the whale with a very large head and no dorsal fin, which yields the whalebone and train-oil of commerce, in opposition to the fin-backs or rorquals, which are scarcely worth catching. There are several species found both in the Arctic and Southern seas, but never within the tropics.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of right whale in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of right whale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of right whale in a Sentence

1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

   Each new right whale calf brings so much hope for this critically endangered species, and losses like this have a substantial impact on their recovery, their population has been experiencing a significant decline and high juvenile and adult mortality in recent years.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=right whale
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Right_Whale
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_Whale
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right whale
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=right whale
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=right whale