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PIKED WHALE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
Synonyms:
Balaenoptera acutorostrata; lesser rorqual; minke whale; piked whale
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("piked whale" is a kind of...):
razorback; rorqual (any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin)
Holonyms ("piked whale" is a member of...):
Balaenoptera; genus Balaenoptera (type genus of the Balaenopteridae)
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