Balaenoptera

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Translingual

Balaenoptera acutorostrata
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Etymology

From Balaena ("bowhead whale", 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

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Balaenopteridae – the rorqual whales.

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