noun
- plural of bowhead; large Arctic whales with massive heads and no dorsal fins
Examples
- Bowheads are among the longest-living mammals on Earth.
- The Inuit have hunted bowheads for centuries in the Arctic waters.
- Scientists study bowheads to understand whale migration patterns.
- Bowheads can live for over 200 years according to recent research.
- The thick blubber of bowheads helps them survive in icy waters.
- Commercial whaling nearly drove bowheads to extinction in the 1800s.