Definition of Balaenoptera. Meaning of Balaenoptera. Synonyms of Balaenoptera

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Definition of Balaenoptera

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Balaenoptera physalus
Rorqual Ror"qual, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.] (Zo["o]l.) A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale (Physalus antiquorum, or Bal[ae]noptera physalus). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called also razorback. Note: It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more slender than the right whales, and is noted for its swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other related species of finback whales.
Balaenoptera rostrata
Doegling D[oe]g"ling, n. [Native name in Faroe Islands.] (Zo["o]l.) The beaked whale (Bal[ae]noptera rostrata), from which d[oe]gling oil is obtained.

Meaning of Balaenoptera from wikipedia

- Balaenoptera (from Latin balaena 'whale' and Ancient Gr**** πτερά (pterá) 'fin') is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. Balaenoptera comprises...
- The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and weighing up to...
- The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also known as the finback whale or common rorqual, is a species of baleen whale and the second-longest cetacean...
- The sei whale (/seɪ/ SAY, Norwegian: [sæɪ]; Balaenoptera borealis) is a baleen whale. It is one of ten rorqual species, and the third-largest member after...
- The pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) is a subspecies of the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) found in the Indian Ocean and the Southern...
- in general. The family name Balaenopteridae is from the type genus, Balaenoptera. All members of the family have a series of longitudinal folds of skin...
- The common minke whale or northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales. It is the...
- Omura's whale or the dwarf fin whale (Balaenoptera omurai) is a species of rorqual about which very little is known. Before its formal description, it...
- lack of definitive information and research. The common Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei, Olsen, 1913) is a larger form that occurs worldwide in warm temperate...
- Balaenoptera bertae is an extinct species of baleen whale that lived from 3.35 to 2.5 Mya during the Pliocene in the region of today's San Francisco Bay...