: any of several large baleen whales (family Balaenidae and especially genus Eubalaena) that lack a dorsal fin and have very long baleen plates, an extremely large head with a V-shaped blowhole, a smooth throat, short, broad, rounded flippers, and whitish protuberances of thickened skin about the head
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Monterey Bay Whale Watch boat captain and videographer Evan Brodsky encountered an even rarer group of northern right whale dolphins, according to the Associated Press.—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025 Though researchers logged no right whale deaths in the latest report, entanglements and vessel strikes remain a serious threat to the animals.—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025 But there are still right whales from past years that remain entangled.—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025 And the proposal takes specific aim at the North Atlantic right whale protections with a clause that would delay rules designed to protect that declining whale population until 2035.—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for right whale
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