Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Balaena mysticetus" ita ce:Balaena mysticetus sunan Latin binomial ne ga nau'in dabbobi masu shayarwa na ruwa wanda aka fi sani da Bowhead Whale. Wannan nau'in wani babban kifin kifi ne mai tafiyar hawainiya wanda ke zaune a cikin kogin Arctic da na yankin Arctic. Ana siffanta shi da kauri mai kauri, wanda ke ba shi damar tsira a cikin sanyin ruwan Arctic, da kuma irin kansa mai siffar baka. Sunan Balaena mysticetus a zahiri yana nufin "babban kifin kifi" a cikin harshen Latin, yana nufin yanayin da ba a sani ba na dabba da wahalar kallonta a wurin zama.