noun
bowhead whale; Greenland right whale
A baleen whale species (Balaena mysticetus) found in Arctic waters.
ホッキョククジラは北極海に生息している。
Bowhead whales inhabit the Arctic Ocean.
Standard katakana spelling for this animal name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
Compound of 北極 (ほっきょく, 'Arctic') and 鯨 (くじら, 'whale').