Balaena

Balaena
noun
type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
Syn: ↑genus Balaena
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Balaenidae, ↑family Balaenidae
Member Meronyms: ↑bowhead, ↑bowhead whale, ↑Greenland whale, ↑Balaena mysticetus

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\\bəˈlēnə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, whale, modification of Greek phalaina, phallaina; akin to Greek phallos penis — more at blow
: the genus consisting of the Greenland whale — compare right whale

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