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FAMILY BALAENOPTERIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rorquals; blue whales
Synonyms:
Balaenopteridae; family Balaenopteridae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Balaenopteridae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "family Balaenopteridae"):
razorback; rorqual (any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin)
Balaenoptera; genus Balaenoptera (type genus of the Balaenopteridae)
genus Megaptera; Megaptera (humpback whales)
Holonyms ("family Balaenopteridae" is a member of...):
Mysticeti; suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks)
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