Balaena

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin bālaena (“whale”). === Proper noun === Balaena f A taxonomic genus within the family Balaenidae – bowhead whales. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Whippomorpha – suborder; Cetacea – infraorder; Mysticeti – parvorder; Balaenoidea – superfamily; Balaenidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Balaena mysticetus (bowhead whale) – sole extant species ==== Derived terms ==== Eubalaena †Antwerpibalaena †Archaeobalaena †Balaenella †Balaenula †Balaenotus †Charadrobalaena †Megabalaena †Protobalaena === References === “Balaena”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Balaena on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Balaena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Balaena on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons