Balaenidae

Translingual

Etymology

Balaena +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Balaenidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Cetacea.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order; Mysticeti - suborder

Hyponyms

• (family): Balaena (bowhead whale), Eubalaena (right whales) - extant genera

Coordinate terms

• (family in Mysticeti): Balaenopteridae, Eschrichtiidae, Neobalaenidae - families

References

• Balaenidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Balaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Balaenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Balaenidae at World Register of Marine Species
• Balaenidae in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Balaenidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Balaenidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Balaenidae at Paleobiology Database