Eschrichtius

== Translingual == === Etymology === Named after Danish biologist Daniel Frederik Eschricht. === Proper noun === Eschrichtius m A taxonomic genus within the family Balaenopteridae – the gray whale. ==== 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; Cetacea - infraorder; Mysticeti - parvorder; Balaenopteridae - family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Eschrichtius robustus – sole extant species ==== Derived terms ==== †Archaeschrichtius †Eschrichtioides === References === Eschrichtius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Eschrichtius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Eschrichtius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons