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pygmy right whale

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Definition of pygmy right whale

: a small, uncommon baleen whale (Caperea marginata) of chiefly temperate waters of the southern hemisphere

Note: While closely related to the right whales, the pygmy right whale is classified in its own family (Neobalaenidae).

First Known Use of pygmy right whale

1922, in the meaning defined above

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