Balaenidae

Translingual

Etymology

Balaena +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Balaenidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cetacea.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order; Mysticeti - suborder

Hyponyms

(family): Balaena (bowhead whale), Eubalaena (right whales) - extant genera

Coordinate terms

(family in Mysticeti): Balaenopteridae, Eschrichtiidae, Neobalaenidae - families

References

Balaenidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Balaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Balaenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Balaenidae at World Register of Marine Species
Balaenidae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Balaenidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Balaenidae at Encyclopedia of Life
Balaenidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Balaenidae at Paleobiology Database

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