rorqual

== English == === Etymology === From Norwegian Nynorsk røyrkval, from Old Norse reyðarhvalr (“fin whale”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɔɹkwəl/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɔːkwəl/ === Noun === rorqual (plural rorquals) Any whale of family Balaenopteridae, with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity of the mouth to expand greatly when feeding. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === baleen == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French rorqual, from Norwegian Nynorsk røyrkval (“furrow whale”), from Old Norse reyðarhvalr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [rurˈkwal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [rorˈkwal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [roɾˈkwal] === Noun === rorqual m (plural rorquals) rorqual (any whale species with long skin folds below mouth) ==== Derived terms ==== rorqual blau rorqual d’aleta blanca === Further reading === “rorqual”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk røyrkval (“furrow whale”), from Old Norse reyðarhvalr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɔʁ.k(w)al/ === Noun === rorqual m (plural rorquals) rorqual ==== Derived terms ==== rorqual bleu ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: rorqual === Further reading === “rorqual”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Norwegian Nynorsk røyrkval, from Old Norse reyðarhvalr. === Pronunciation === === Noun === rorqual m (plural rorquais) rorqual (any whale species with long skin folds below mouth) === Further reading === “rorqual”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “rorqual”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026