Main Entry: ror·qual

Pronunciation: \ˈrȯr-kwəl, -ˌkwȯl\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Norwegian rørhval, from Old Norse reytharhvalr, from reythr rorqual + hvalr whale

Date: 1827

: any of a family (Balaenopteridae) of large baleen whales (as a blue whale or humpback whale) having the skin of the throat marked with deep longitudinal furrows