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Balaenoptera physalus vs rorqual

rorqual vs Balaenoptera physalus

Balaenoptera physalus and rorqual both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Balaenoptera physalus Yes No No No
rorqual Yes No No No
As nouns, rorqual is a hypernym of Balaenoptera physalus; that is, rorqual is a word with a broader meaning than Balaenoptera physalus:
  • Balaenoptera physalus: large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
  • rorqual: any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
Other hypernyms of Balaenoptera physalus include razorback.
Balaenoptera physalus (noun) rorqual (noun)
large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
Difference between Balaenoptera physalus and rorqual

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