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  1. finback, finback whale, fin whale, common rorqual, Balaenoptera physalusnoun

    large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific

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  1. common rorqual

    The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also known as finback whale or common rorqual and formerly known as herring whale or razorback whale, is a cetacean belonging to the parvorder of baleen whales. It is the second-longest species of cetacean on Earth after the blue whale. The largest reportedly grow to 27.3 m (89.6 ft) long with a maximum confirmed length of 25.9 m (85 ft), a maximum recorded weight of nearly 74 tonnes (73 long tons; 82 short tons), and a maximum estimated weight of around 114 tonnes (112 long tons; 126 short tons). American naturalist Roy Chapman Andrews called the fin whale "the greyhound of the sea ... for its beautiful, slender body is built like a racing yacht and the animal can surpass the speed of the fastest ocean steamship."The fin whale's body is long and slender, coloured brownish-grey with a paler underside. At least two recognized subspecies exist, in the North Atlantic and the Southern Hemisphere. It is found in all the major oceans, from polar to tropical waters. It is absent only from waters close to the pack ice at the poles and relatively small areas of water away from the open ocean. The highest population density occurs in temperate and cool waters. Its food consists of small schooling fish, squid, and crustaceans including copepods and krill. Like all other large whales, the fin whale was heavily hunted during the 20th century. As a result, it is an endangered species. Over 725,000 fin whales were reportedly taken from the Southern Hemisphere between 1905 and 1976; as of 1997 only 38,000 survived. Recovery of the overall population size of southern subspecies is predicted to be at less than 50% of its pre-whaling state by 2100 due to heavier impacts of whaling and slower recovery rates.The International Whaling Commission (IWC) issued a moratorium on commercial hunting of this whale, although Iceland and Japan have resumed hunting. The species is also hunted by Greenlanders under the IWC's Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling provisions. Global population estimates range from less than 100,000 to roughly 119,000.

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  1. common rorqual

    A common rorqual is a term used to typically describe baleen whales within the rorqual family, which is characterized by their long, slender bodies and a dorsal fin. A distinguishing feature of the rorquals is their ventral pleats running from the tip of their lower jaws and stretching back to their belly. The most recognized species of common rorqual is the Blue whale, Humpback whale, and the Minke whale. They use a technique known as lunge-feeding to consume their primary diet of krill and small fish.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of common rorqual in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of common rorqual in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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