English Explanatory Dictionary

Bryde's whale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Balaenoptera brydei, a species of rorqual.

Word forms

Bryde's whale Bryde's whales

Etymology

Named after Johan Bryde, Norwegian consul to South Africa who helped establish the first modern whaling station in the country.

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