Visual meaning of 'rorqual' - Social Visual Dictionary

Visual illustration of rorqual: 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. - Image 1

noun

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.

Examples:

"While whale-watching, we learned that the rorqual, with its expandable throat pleats, can gulp down enormous schools of fish in one mouthful. "

animal biology organism ocean nature

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Visual illustration for the word "learned" - Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.

learnedadjective

/ˈlɜːnɪd/ /ˈlɝnɪd/ /lɜːnd/ /lɝnd/

Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.

"Professor Davies is a learned scholar, renowned for her deep knowledge of ancient history. "

Visual illustration for the word "mouthful" - The amount that will fit in a mouth.

mouthfulnoun

/ˈmaʊθfʊl/ /ˈmaʊθfəl/

The amount that will fit in a mouth.

"He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in."

Visual illustration for the word "enormous" - Deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary.

enormousadjective

/ɪˈnɔː(ɹ)məs/

Deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary.

"Her enthusiasm for the project was enormous; it was unusual and extraordinary for someone so typically reserved. "

Visual illustration for the word "capacity" - The ability to hold, receive or absorb

capacitynoun

/kəˈpæsɪti/

The ability to hold, receive or absorb

"The water bottle's capacity is 500 milliliters. "

Visual illustration for the word "expandable" - Anything that can be expanded.

expandablenoun

/ɪkˈspændəbəl/ /ɛkˈspændəbəl/

Anything that can be expanded.

"Mobile homes include doublewides, expandables, and single units."

Visual illustration for the word "greatly" - To a great extent or degree.

greatlyadverb

/ˈɡɹeɪtli/

To a great extent or degree.

"Expenses greatly exceeded revenues this year."

Visual illustration for the word "running" - To move swiftly.

runningverb

/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/

To move swiftly.

"The children were running to catch the school bus. "

Visual illustration for the word "feeding" - (ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.

feedingverb

/ˈfiːdɪŋ/

(ditransitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.

"Feed the dog every evening."

Visual illustration for the word "schools" - (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

schoolsnoun

/skuːlz/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Visual illustration for the word "watching" - To look at, see, or view for a period of time.

watchingverb

/ˈwɒtʃɪŋ/ /ˈwɑtʃɪŋ/

To look at, see, or view for a period of time.

"I am watching a movie. "

Visual illustration for the word "allowing" - To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

allowingverb

/əˈlaʊɪŋ/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest"

Visual illustration for the word "longitudinal" - Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.

longitudinalnoun

/lɔŋɡəˈt͡ʃʉːdənəl/ /ˌlɒŋɡɪˈtjuːdɪnl/ /ˌlɑndʒəˈtuːdənəl/

Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.

"The ship's longitudinal was reinforced to withstand the strong waves. "