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bow·head  (bhd)
n.
A whalebone whale (Balaena mysticetus) of Arctic seas, having a very large head and an arched upper jaw.
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bowhead
bowhead whale
Balaena mysticetus
bowhead [ˈbəʊˌhɛd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large-mouthed arctic whale, Balaena mysticetus, that has become rare through overfishing but is now a protected species
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Noun1.bowhead - large-mouthed Arctic whalebowhead - large-mouthed Arctic whale          
Balaena mysticetus, bowhead whale, Greenland whale
baleen whale, whalebone whale - whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
Balaena, genus Balaena - type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
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