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MEGAPTERA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Humpback whales

Synonyms:

genus Megaptera; Megaptera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Megaptera" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Megaptera"):

humpback; humpback whale; Megaptera novaeangliae (large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives)

Holonyms ("Megaptera" is a member of...):

Balaenopteridae; family Balaenopteridae (rorquals; blue whales)

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