Associations to the word «Balaenoptera»

Wiktionary

BALAENOPTERA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Balaenopteridae   — the rorqual whales.
BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Balaenopteridae   — the northern minke whale.
BALAENOPTERA BONAERENSIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Balaenopteridae   — the southern minke whale or Antarctic minke whale.
BALAENOPTERA BOREALIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Balaenopteridae   — the sei whale.
BALAENOPTERA BRYDEI, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Balaenopteridae   — the Bryde's whale.
BALAENOPTERA EDENI, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Balaenopteridae   — the pygmy Bryde's whale or Eden's whale.
BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Balaenopteridae   — the blue whale.
BALAENOPTERA OMURAI, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Balaenopteridae   — a poorly-known species of rorqual whale.
BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Balaenopteridae   — the fin whale.

Dictionary definition

BALAENOPTERA, noun. Type genus of the Balaenopteridae.

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