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ESCHRICHTIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Eschrichtius mean?
• ESCHRICHTIUS (noun)
The noun ESCHRICHTIUS has 1 sense:
1. type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae
Familiarity information: ESCHRICHTIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Eschrichtius; genus Eschrichtius
Hypernyms ("Eschrichtius" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Eschrichtius"):
devilfish; Eschrichtius gibbosus; Eschrichtius robustus; gray whale; grey whale (medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific)
Holonyms ("Eschrichtius" is a member of...):
Eschrichtiidae; family Eschrichtiidae (comprising only the grey whales)
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