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baleen whale vs Balaenoptera musculus

Balaenoptera musculus vs baleen whale

baleen whale and Balaenoptera musculus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
baleen whale Yes No No No
Balaenoptera musculus Yes No No No
As nouns, Balaenoptera musculus is a hyponym of baleen whale; that is, Balaenoptera musculus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than baleen whale:
  • baleen whale: whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
  • Balaenoptera musculus: largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of Southern Hemisphere
baleen whale (noun) Balaenoptera musculus (noun)
whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water largest mammal ever known; bluish-grey migratory whalebone whale mostly of Southern Hemisphere
Difference between baleen whale and Balaenoptera musculus

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