Definition of Greenland whale

1. Noun. Large-mouthed Arctic whale.

Exact synonyms: Balaena Mysticetus, Bowhead, Bowhead Whale
Generic synonyms: Baleen Whale, Whalebone Whale
Group relationships: Balaena, Genus Balaena

Lexicographical Neighbors of Greenland Whale

Greenbackers
Greenberg
Greenblatt
Greencloth
Greene
Greenean
Greenfield
Greenfield filter
Greenhow's disease
Greenland
Greenland Sea
Greenland caribou
Greenland shark
Greenland sharks
Greenland spar
Greenland whale
Greenland wolf spiders
Greenlander
Greenlanders
Greenlandic
Greenlandic Eskimo Pidgin
Greenlandish
Greenleaf
Greenough microscope
Greenpeace
Greenpeacer
Greenpeacers
Greens
Greensboro
Greenstone

Literary usage of Greenland whale

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

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The second misconception is that the greenland whale has gradually been driven northward by the whalers. A sufficient proof of the falsity of this idea is ..."

2. The Polar World: A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and by Georg Hartwig (1869)
"CHAPTER IV. ARCTIC MARINE ANIMALS. Populousness of the Arctic Seas.—The Greenland Whale. ... greenland whale ..."

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