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Type genus of the Balaenopteridae
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balaenoptera
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Balaenoptera \Balaenoptera\ n. the type genus of the Balaenopteridae. Syn: genus Balaenoptera.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Balaenoptera , from the Latin balaena (whale) and pteron (fin), is a genus of Balaenopteridae, the rorquals , and contains eight extant species . The species Balaenoptera omurai was published in 2003. Balaenoptera is a diverse genus and comprises all but ...
Usage examples of balaenoptera.
Linnaeus is responsible for naming the humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae, or "big wings of New England," and later naming the blue whale Balaenoptera musculus, or "little mouse": at 110 feet long, over a hundred tons, an animal whose tongue alone is larger than a full-grown African elephant -- the largest animal to ever live on the planet.