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BALAENA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Balaena mean?
• BALAENA (noun)
The noun BALAENA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
Familiarity information: BALAENA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Balaena; genus Balaena
Hypernyms ("Balaena" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Balaena"):
Balaena mysticetus; bowhead; bowhead whale; Greenland whale (large-mouthed Arctic whale)
Holonyms ("Balaena" is a member of...):
Balaenidae; family Balaenidae (right whales)
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