Balaenopteridae

Translingual

Etymology

Balaenoptera +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Balaenopteridae

A taxonomic family within the order Cetacea – the rorquals.

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): Balaenoptera, Megaptera - extant genera

Translations

taxonomic family

Greek: φαλαινοπτερίδες f pl (falainopterídes)

References

Rorqual on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Balaenopteridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Balaenopteridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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