balaenopteridae

English Thesaurus

1. rorquals; blue whales (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal family,
definition	:	a family of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	razorback, rorqual,
definition	:	any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	balaenoptera, genus balaenoptera,
definition	:	type genus of the Balaenopteridae (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	genus megaptera, megaptera,
definition	:	humpback whales (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	mysticeti, suborder mysticeti,
definition	:	baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks (noun.animal)