BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Balaenoptera acutorostrata mean? 

• BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA (noun)
  The noun BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA has 1 sense:

1. small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific

  Familiarity information: BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA used as a noun is very rare.

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• BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA (noun)

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Meaning:

Small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Balaenoptera acutorostrata; lesser rorqual; minke whale; piked whale

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

Balaenoptera; genus Balaenoptera (type genus of the Balaenopteridae)