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right whale
noun
: 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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Endangered right whales spotted in shipping lanes south of Massachusetts
Meanwhile last week, several basking sharks were seen off Plymouth.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025
Endangered right whales spotted in shipping lanes south of Massachusetts
Chisholm every spring receives many shark reports that turned out to be basking sharks, instead of great white sharks.
—Rick Sobey, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
She was sighted among 60 right whales gathering to feed in a busy New England shipping lane, officials said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
Northern right whale dolphins are the only dolphin in the North Pacific Ocean to not have a dorsal fin and usually travel in packs of 100 to 200, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 12 May 2025
Endangered right whales spotted in shipping lanes south of Massachusetts
Chisholm every spring receives many shark reports that turned out to be basking sharks, instead of great white sharks.
—Rick Sobey, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
She was sighted among 60 right whales gathering to feed in a busy New England shipping lane, officials said.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
Northern right whale dolphins are the only dolphin in the North Pacific Ocean to not have a dorsal fin and usually travel in packs of 100 to 200, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Right whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/right%20whale. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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