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GENUS BALAENA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
Synonyms:
Balaena; genus Balaena
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Balaena" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Balaena"):
Balaena mysticetus; bowhead; bowhead whale; Greenland whale (large-mouthed Arctic whale)
Holonyms ("genus Balaena" is a member of...):
Balaenidae; family Balaenidae (right whales)
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