Preferred Label : bowhead whale;
MeSH definition : The species Balaena mysticetus, in the family Balaenidae, found in the colder waters
of the Northern Hemisphere. The common name is derived from the extreme arching of
the lower jaw.;
MeSH synonym : whales, greenland right; bowhead whales; greenland right whales; greenland right whale; right whales, greenland; greenland, right whale; right whale greenland; Balaena mysticetus; right whale, greenland;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowhead whale;
UNII : txid27602;
Origin ID : D050642;
UMLS CUI : C1001592;
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The species Balaena mysticetus, in the family Balaenidae, found in the colder waters
of the Northern Hemisphere. The common name is derived from the extreme arching of
the lower jaw.
