HyperDic: balaenopteridae

English > 1 sense of the word Balaenopteridae:
NOUNanimalBalaenopteridae, family Balaenopteridaerorquals
English > Balaenopteridae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningrorquals; blue whales.
Synonymfamily Balaenopteridae
Member ofMysticeti, suborder Mysticetibaleen whales
MembersBalaenoptera, genus Balaenopteratype genus of the Balaenopteridae
Megaptera, genus Megapterahumpback whales
rorqual, razorbackAny of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
Broadermammal familyA family of mammals
SpanishBalaenopteridae, balenoptéridos, familia Balaenopteridae
CatalanBalaenopteridae, balenoptèrids

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