English Dictionary

right whale

名詞

Any of certain baleen whales of the family Balaenidae, in the genera Eubalaena (three species) and Balaena (one species, the bowhead whale, also called the Greenland right whale).

日本語の意味

ヒゲクジラ類の中で、Balaenidae科に属する特定の種類のクジラ。具体的には、Eubalaena属（3種）およびBalaena属（1種、ホッキョクジン（別名：グリーンランド・ライトホエール）としても知られる）に分類される。

The biologist swam quietly alongside a right whale, awe-struck by its size and gentle movements.

その生物学者は、バレナ科に属するヒゲクジラのそばで静かに泳ぎ、その大きさと穏やかな動きに見とれた。

意味（1）

Any of certain baleen whales of the family Balaenidae, in the genera Eubalaena (three species) and Balaena (one species, the bowhead whale, also called the Greenland right whale).

The previous night, they’d received a call from the federal Department of Oceans and Fisheries (DFO): a right whale was tangled up in crab trap lines near their location.

right whales （ plural ）