1. a large Arctic whale with a massive head and long baleen plates

Examples

• The bowhead whale can live for over 200 years.
• Bowheads use their massive heads to break through Arctic ice.
• Scientists study bowhead migration patterns in the Arctic Ocean.
• The bowhead’s baleen plates can grow up to 14 feet long.
• Indigenous communities have hunted bowheads for thousands of years.
• Climate change affects bowhead feeding grounds in the Arctic.