BALAENOPTERA BOREALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Balaenoptera borealis mean? 

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

1. similar to but smaller than the finback whale

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BALAENOPTERA BOREALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Similar to but smaller than the finback whale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Balaenoptera borealis; sei whale

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)