bowhead whale
noun
bow·head whale ˈbō-ˌhed- 
variants or bowhead
: a very large baleen whale (Balaena mysticetus of the family Balaenidae) of cold waters of the northern hemisphere that is related to the right whales, may reach a length of 45 to 60 feet (13.5 to 18 meters), and has an extremely large head with an arched lower jaw
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web While the blue whale is the largest whale, honorable mention goes to the bowhead whale, a species residing nearly exclusively in the Arctic and stretching up to 60 feet long. 
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022 A few years ago, one of the women was processing a bowhead whale’s kidneys, saw that the part had festered and shared the observation with Stimmelmayr. Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022 Inside were 58 Ziploc bags filled with bowhead whale maktak: harvested by one of Sweeney’s friends in her North Slope home community of Utqiagvik, flown to Anchorage and sliced, with traditional ulu knives, by Sweeney the night before. Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 9 May 2022 As orcas move in, Indigenous communities and scientists have observed that more bowhead whale carcasses have been left tattered in the seas, the Times reports. Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021 Other whales included the North Atlantic right whale and bowhead whale eating more than 1,825 tons of zooplankton a year. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2021 Tourists posed nearby for photos beneath an archway made from the lower jawbones of a bowhead whale. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021 Sea ice benefited the Dutch, redirecting the republic's voyages of northern exploration into bowhead whale feeding grounds off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. Natasha Gural, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021 In recent decades, the village of about 200 people has seen rising numbers of polar bears, many drawn to the area by an Arctic Ocean beach where whaling crews discard bowhead whale carcasses. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2021 See More
Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022 A few years ago, one of the women was processing a bowhead whale’s kidneys, saw that the part had festered and shared the observation with Stimmelmayr. Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022 Inside were 58 Ziploc bags filled with bowhead whale maktak: harvested by one of Sweeney’s friends in her North Slope home community of Utqiagvik, flown to Anchorage and sliced, with traditional ulu knives, by Sweeney the night before. Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 9 May 2022 As orcas move in, Indigenous communities and scientists have observed that more bowhead whale carcasses have been left tattered in the seas, the Times reports. Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021 Other whales included the North Atlantic right whale and bowhead whale eating more than 1,825 tons of zooplankton a year. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2021 Tourists posed nearby for photos beneath an archway made from the lower jawbones of a bowhead whale. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021 Sea ice benefited the Dutch, redirecting the republic's voyages of northern exploration into bowhead whale feeding grounds off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. Natasha Gural, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021 In recent decades, the village of about 200 people has seen rising numbers of polar bears, many drawn to the area by an Arctic Ocean beach where whaling crews discard bowhead whale carcasses. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above