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Megaptera
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Translingual
thumb|Megaptera novaeangliae
Etymology
From mul grc μέγας large + grc πτερόν wing, in reference to its flippers.
Proper noun
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genus family Balaenopteridae the humpback whale
Hypernyms
family ; Cetacea infraorder - infraorder; Balaenopteridae family - family
Hyponyms
genus Megaptera novaeangliae species - sole extant species
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