Neobalaena
noun
Neo·balaena
\¦nē(ˌ)ō+\
Definition of Neobalaena
: a genus of relatively small whalebone whales of the waters about Australia and New Zealand
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Origin and Etymology of neobalaena
New Latin, from ne- + Balaena
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