noun
- a large baleen whale with grooves on the throat and chest, including blue whales, fin whales, and humpback whales
Usage: zoological
Examples
- The blue whale is the largest species of rorqual.
- Rorquals feed by expanding their throat grooves to take in huge amounts of water and krill.
- Scientists tracked the migration patterns of several rorqual species.
- The fin whale is a common type of rorqual found in many oceans.
- Rorquals are distinguished from other whales by their pleated throat structure.
- Marine biologists study rorqual feeding behavior in Antarctic waters.