rettkval

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

glattkval
slettbak

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛtˌkʋɑːl/

Noun

rettkval m (definite singular rettkvalen, indefinite plural rettkvalar, definite plural rettkvalane)

a right whale, a whale of the family Balaenidae.
- 1943, Johan Austbø, Svend Foyn - mannen og verket hans:
  Både spermasettkvalen og rettkvalen er klumpute, breidbygde dyr, seige og seine i vendinga, og med eit tjukt spekklag.
  Both the sperm whale and the right whale are lumpy, thickset animals, sluggish and slow in their movements, and with a thick layer of blubber.

References

“rettkval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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