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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:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Balaena" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Balaena"):

Balaena mysticetus; bowhead; bowhead whale; Greenland whale (large-mouthed Arctic whale)

Holonyms ("Balaena" is a member of...):

Balaenidae; family Balaenidae (right whales)

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