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right whaleConcise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: right whale ▶noun a baleen whale with a large head and a deeply curved jaw, of Arctic and temperate waters. [Balaena glacialis and other species.] – origin C18: so named because it was regarded as the ‘right’ whale to hunt. 'right whale' also found in these Oxford entries:
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