Balaenoptera
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin balaena (“whale”) and Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), a reference to the long wing-like side fins of certain whales.
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
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