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Balaenoptera

plural noun
Bal·​ae·​nop·​tera | \ -ˈnäptərə\

Definition of Balaenoptera

: a genus (the type of the family Balaenopteridae) of whalebone whales that comprises the rorquals

First Known Use of Balaenoptera

1840, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Balaenoptera

New Latin, from balaeno- (from Latin balaena whale) + -ptera

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