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ESCHRICHTIIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Eschrichtiidae mean?
• ESCHRICHTIIDAE (noun)
The noun ESCHRICHTIIDAE has 1 sense:
1. comprising only the grey whales
Familiarity information: ESCHRICHTIIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Comprising only the grey whales
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Eschrichtiidae; family Eschrichtiidae
Hypernyms ("Eschrichtiidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Eschrichtiidae"):
Eschrichtius; genus Eschrichtius (type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae)
Holonyms ("Eschrichtiidae" is a member of...):
Mysticeti; suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks)
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