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Whales
Whales, like sturgeon, are royal fish, which when taken belong as a right to the Crown; but the right to them may be vested in the lord of a manor or … Whales, like sturgeon, are royal fish, which when taken belong as a right to the Crown; but the right
Mysticete
Any right whale or whalebone whale See Cetacea
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Fish-royal
Fish-royal, whale and sturgeon, the taking of which is the exclusive right of the sovereign, 2 Bl. Com. 403.
Mysticeti
A suborder including baleen whales right whales rorquals blue whales and humpbacks … A suborder including baleen whales right whales rorquals blue whales and humpbacks
Balaelignoidea
A division of the Cetacea including the right whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen See Baleen
Occupancy
taking possession of land to which no one else lays claim or without leave of the owner. The right of occupancy has been confined by the laws of England within a very narrow compass, e.g., where a … and any beast or reptile of the field. The exceptions to this right are royal fish, such as whales, sturgeons, etc., animals of forest, chase, or free warren, fish belonging to a 'several' or 'free' fishery. (3)
Balaenidae
a family comprising the right whales … a family comprising the right whales
VerbarLimacina
of small spiral pteropods common in the Arctic and Antarctic seas It contributes to the food of the right whales … small spiral pteropods common in the Arctic and Antarctic seas It contributes to the food of the right whales
VerbarMysis
North America and is largely eaten by the whitefish The marine species form part of the food of right whales … America and is largely eaten by the whitefish The marine species form part of the food of right whales
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