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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ror·qual /ˈrɔrkwəl, ˌkwɔl/
 一種鯨魚

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ror·qual n.  Zool. A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale (Physalus antiquorum, or Balaenoptera physalus). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called also razorback.
 Note: ☞ It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more slender than the right whales, and is noted for its swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other related species of finback whales.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 rorqual
      n : any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae
          having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small
          pointed dorsal fin [syn: razorback]