BALAENOPTERA BOREALIS

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Meaning:

Similar to but smaller than the finback whale

Synonyms:

Balaenoptera borealis; sei whale

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Balaenoptera borealis" 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 ("Balaenoptera borealis" is a member of...):

Balaenoptera; genus Balaenoptera (type genus of the Balaenopteridae)

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