Balaena — n. type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales. Syn: genus Balaena. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Balaena — noun type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales • Syn: ↑genus Balaena • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Balaenidae, ↑family Balaenidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Balaena mysticetus — noun large mouthed Arctic whale • Syn: ↑bowhead, ↑bowhead whale, ↑Greenland whale • Hypernyms: ↑baleen whale, ↑whalebone whale • Member Holonyms: ↑Balaena, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Bowhead Whale — Taxobox name = Bowhead WhaleMSW3 Cetacea | id=14300005] status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref =IUCN2008|assessors=Reilly, S.B., Bannister, J.L., Best, P.B., Brown, M., Brownell Jr., R.L., Butterworth, D.S., Clapham, P.J., Cooke, J.,… … Wikipedia
Right whale — For other uses, see Right whale (disambiguation). Right whales[1] A female North Atlantic Right Whale with her calf in the ocean … Wikipedia
Bowhead whale — Bowhead whale[1] Size comparison against an average human … Wikipedia
Cetacea — Cetaceans[1] Temporal range: 55–0 Ma … Wikipedia
right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers. [1715 25; allegedly so called because it was the right whale to hunt, alluding to its relative buoyancy when… … Universalium
List of mammals in the United States — This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the United States. There are 424 mammal species in the United States, of which 3 are critically endangered, 15 are endangered, 23 are vulnerable, and 2 are near threatened.3 of the species listed… … Wikipedia