Balaenidae
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Balaenidae
- A taxonomic family within the infraorder 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; Artiodactyla – order; Cetacea - infraorder; Mysticeti - parvorder
Hyponyms
- (family): Balaena (bowhead whale), Eubalaena (right whale) - 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Balaenidae at Paleobiology Database
