BALAENA

Meaning of BALAENA in English

n. Greenland whale

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BALAENA
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOWHEAD WHALE — noun Date: 1887 a baleen whale ( Balaena mysticetus ) of arctic and subarctic seas
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BALEEN — noun Etymology: Middle English baleine whale, ~, from Latin balaena whale; akin to Greek phallaina whale Date: 14th century a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RIGHT WHALE — Any of five species (genera Balaena , Eubalaena , and Caperea ) of baleen whales (family Balaenidae) with a stout …
Английский словарь Британика
PHALAENIDAE — fəˈlenəˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Phalaena, genus of moths (from Greek phalaina, phallaina whale, moth) + -idae — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEOBALAENA — |nē(ˌ)ō+ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from ne- + Balaena : a genus of relatively small whalebone whales of …
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GREENLAND WHALE — noun Usage: usually capitalized G : the whalebone whale of the Arctic ( Balaena mysticetus ) — called also bowhead
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BALEEN — bəˈlēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English baleine whale, baleen, from Old French, from Latin balaena whale — more …
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BALAENOPTERA — -ˈnäptərə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from balaeno- (from Latin balaena whale) + -ptera : a genus (the …
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BALAENOIDEA — ˌbaləˈnȯidēə Etymology: New Latin, from Balaena + -oidea synonym of mysticeti
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BALAENIDAE — bəˈlēnəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Balaena, type genus + -idae : a family of whales comprising …
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BALAENICIPITES — bəˌlēnəˈsipəˌtēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Balaenicip-, Balaeniceps, genus of Ciconiiformes (from Latin balaena whale + New …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIGHT WHALE — () Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale (Balaena cisarctica), and the Pacific …
Английский словарь Webster
RIGHT WHALE — () The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale (Balaena mysticetus), from whose mouth the best whalebone is obtained.
Английский словарь Webster
BOWHEAD — (n.) The great Arctic or Greenland whale. (Balaena mysticetus). See Baleen, and Whale.
Английский словарь Webster
RIGHT WHALE — The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale (Balaena mysticetus), from whose mouth the best whalebone is obtained.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RIGHT WHALE — Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale (Balaena cisarctica), and the Pacific right …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOWHEAD — ( n. ) The great Arctic or Greenland whale. (Balaena mysticetus). See Baleen, and Whale.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RIGHT WHALE — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOWHEAD — /boh"hed'/ , n. a whalebone whale, Balaena mysticetus, of northern seas, having an enormous head and mouth: an endangered species. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOWHEAD WHALE — noun Date: 1887 : a baleen whale ( Balaena mysticetus ) of arctic and subarctic seas — called also bowhead
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BALEEN — noun Etymology: Middle English baleine whale, baleen, from Latin balaena whale; akin to Greek phallaina whale Date: 14th century : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIGHT WHALE — the bowhead, arctic, or greenland whale (balaena mysticetus), from whose mouth the best whalebone is obtained. 2. right whale ·- …
Webster English vocab
BOWHEAD — noun the great arctic or greenland whale. (balaena mysticetus). ·see baleen, and whale.
Webster English vocab
RIGHT WHALE — ■ noun a baleen whale with a large head and a deeply curved jaw, of Arctic and temperate waters. [ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BOWHEAD WHALE — [ 'bəʊhɛd ] ■ noun a black Arctic right whale, feeding by skimming the surface for plankton. [ Balaena mysticetus …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BALEEN — [ bə'li:n ] ■ noun whalebone. Origin ME: from OFr. baleine , from L. balaena 'whale'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
RIGHT WHALE — any of three species of baleen whales of the genera Balaena and Caperea, family Balaenidae. Right whales are stout-bodied animals …
Britannica English vocabulary
RIGHT WHALE — Any of five species (genera Balaena , Eubalaena , and Caperea ) of baleen whales (family Balaenidae) with a stout …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOWHEAD — гренландский кит (Balaena mysticetus), полярный кит (Balaena mysticetus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BOWHEAD — гренландский кит ( Balaena mysticetus ) , полярный кит ( Balaena mysticetus )
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