Rorqual
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rorqual — [ rɔrk(w)al ] n. m. • 1789; norv. røyrkval, a. island. reythar hvalr, de reythr, n. de l espèce, et hvalr « baleine » ♦ Mammifère cétacé de grande taille qui vit dans les mers froides. ⇒ baleinoptère. Des rorquals. ● rorqual, rorquals nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Rorqual — Nom vernaculaire ou nom normalisé ambigu : Le terme « Rorqual » s applique, en français, à plusieurs taxons distincts. Rorqual … Wikipédia en Français
rorqual — [rôr′kwəl] n. [Fr < Norw röyrkval < ON reytharhvalr < reythr, rorqual (prob. akin to rautha < IE base * reudh , RED) + hvalr,WHALE1: hence lit., red whale, from the reddish streaks in the skin] any of a family (Balaenopteridae) of… … English World dictionary
Rorqual — Ror qual, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.] (Zo[ o]l.) A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale ({Physalus antiquorum}, or {Bal[ae]noptera physalus}). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rorqual — s. m. Espécie de baleia … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
rorqual — /rawr kweuhl/, n. any of several whales of the genus Balaenoptera; finback. [1820 30; < F < Norw rørkval, ON reytharhvalr, equiv. to reyth(a)r rorqual (akin to rauthr RED1) + hvalr WHALE1] * * * Any of five species of baleen whales in the genus… … Universalium
Rorqual — Taxobox name = RorqualsMSW3 Cetacea|id=14300010] image caption = Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Cetacea subordo = Mysticeti familia = Balaenopteridae familia authority = Gray,… … Wikipedia
rorqual — (ror koual) s. m. Espèce de baleine. Au plur. Des rorquals. ÉTYMOLOGIE Suéd. roer, tuyau, et qval, baleine : baleine à tuyaux, à cause des plis de la peau sous la gorge et la poitrine, d après Cuvier. SUPPLÉMENT AU DICTIONNAIRE RORQUAL.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
rorqual — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rorqual — noun /ˈrɒrkwəl/ Any whale with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding. Now then, the biggest whales, those rorqual whales that frequent the waterways of … Wiktionary
