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BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Balaenoptera physalus mean?
• BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS (noun)
The noun BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS has 1 sense:
1. large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
Familiarity information: BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Balaenoptera physalus; common rorqual; fin whale; finback; finback whale
Hypernyms ("Balaenoptera physalus" 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 physalus" is a member of...):
Balaenoptera; genus Balaenoptera (type genus of the Balaenopteridae)
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