Megaptera

Noun

Meaning

humpback whales

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

genus Megaptera

Hypernyms

mammal genus

Examples

Their scientific name, Megaptera novaengliae, means “big wing of New England,” where the species was first noted (the wing refers to their flippers). Source: Internet

In 2010 Mills adapted a story that had been started by him and Wagner for Doctor Who in the 1980s and was produced by Big Finish as " The Song of Megaptera ". Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

megaproject megaprosthesis megaprosthetic Megaptera novaeangliae megaquake megaquartz