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BALAENA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Balaena mean? 

BALAENA (noun)
  The noun BALAENA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whalesplay

  Familiarity information: BALAENA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BALAENA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Balaena; genus Balaena

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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