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Definition 2024
Balaenoptera
Balaenoptera
Translingual
Proper noun
Balaenoptera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Balaenopteridae – the rorqual whales.
Derived terms
- Balaenoptera physalus (fin whale)
- Balaenoptera borealis (sei whale)
- Balaenoptera brydei (Bryde's whale)
- Balaenoptera edeni (pygmy Bryde's whale or Eden's whale)
- Balaenoptera musculus (blue whale)
- Balaenoptera acutorostrata (northern minke whale)
- Balaenoptera bonaerensis (southern minke whale or Antarctic minke whale)
- Balaenoptera omurai