Mesoplodon
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Mesoplodon m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ziphiidae – the mesoplodont whales, most called beaked whales.
Hypernyms
- (genus): 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; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - parvorder; Ziphiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Mesoplodon stejnegeri - selected species
References
Mesoplodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Mesoplodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Mesoplodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
