bowhead

UK: /ˈbəʊˌhɛd/ US: (bō′hed′)

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bow•head  (bō′hed′), n. 

1. Mammals a whalebone whale, Balaena mysticetus, of northern seas, having an enormous head and mouth: an endangered species. See illus. under whale. Also called Greenland whale. 

• bow² + head 1885–90

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bowhead / ˈbəʊˌhɛd/ noun

1. a large-mouthed arctic whale, Balaena mysticetus, that has become rare through overfishing but is now a protected species