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bowhead

noun
/ˈbəʊhɛd/

Etymology

From bow + head.

  1. inherited from *káput✻ — “head”
  2. inherited from *haubudą✻ — “head”
  3. inherited from *haubud✻
  4. inherited from hēafod — “head; top; leader; origin”
  5. inherited from efd
  6. compounded as bowhead — “bow + head”

Definitions

  1. A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that…

    A large baleen whale, of species Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.

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