Balaenoptera
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Bal·ae·nop·tera | \ -ˈnäptərə \
Definition of Balaenoptera
: a genus (the type of the family Balaenopteridae) of whalebone whales that comprises the rorquals
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The first known use of Balaenoptera was in 1840
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