balaenoid

noun

ba·​lae·​noid

-ˌnȯid

plural -s

: whalebone whale

balaenoidean

¦balə¦nȯidēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Balaenoidea

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

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