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ESCHRICHTIUS

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Meaning:

Type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae

Synonyms:

Eschrichtius; genus Eschrichtius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Eschrichtius"):

devilfish; Eschrichtius gibbosus; Eschrichtius robustus; gray whale; grey whale (medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific)

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

Eschrichtiidae; family Eschrichtiidae (comprising only the grey whales)

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