Balaenoptera

Noun

Meaning

type genus of the Balaenopteridae

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

genus Balaenoptera

Hypernyms

mammal genus

Phrases with the word

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Examples

Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus): Eastern North Pacific Stock (NOAA Stock Reports, 2009), p. 178. Infrequently, this population visits the northwest Pacific between Kamchatka and the northern tip of Japan. Source: Internet

The blue whale is usually classified as one of eight species in the genus Balaenoptera; one authority places it in a separate monotypic genus, Sibbaldus, citation but this is not accepted elsewhere. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Balaenidae balaenoid balaenoidea Balaenoptera acutorostrata Balaenoptera bonaerensis Balaenoptera borealis