Definition of Eschrichtius robustus

1. Noun. Medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Eschrichtius Robustus

Esaki
Esau
Esbach
Esbach's reagent
Escaut
Escheresque
Escherich
Escherich's sign
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli RNase I
Escherichia coli periplasmic proteinase
Escherichia freundii
Eschrichtiidae
Eschrichtius
Eschrichtius gibbosus
Eschrichtius robustus (current term)
Eschscholtzia californica
Esculapian
Esculapians
Esculapius
Esd.
Esdras
Esfahan
Esfand
Eshtehardi
Esidrix
Eskaleut
Eskaleutian
Eskaleutic
Eskalith

Literary usage of Eschrichtius robustus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of Seals and Whales in the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1871)
"Body of cervical vertebrae separate, small, roundish-oblong. The neural canal very broad and high. 1. Eschrichtius robust us. BM Eschrichtius robustus, Gray ..."

2. Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of (1864)
"... when he established the new genus Eschrichtius for the whale it represents, to which he gave the name Eschrichtius robustus, which must, therefore, ..."

3. British Columbia Adventure Guide by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2004)
"Gray Whales Off the west coast of Vancouver Island - particularly around Tofino - you have a good chance of seeing gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus). ..."

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