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- noun zoology Any member of the
Balaenopteridae .
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Examples
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The fibrocartilage skeleton and related structures of the ventral pouch of balaenopterid whales.
From cigar to elongated, bloated tadpole: rorquals part II Darren Naish 2006
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The only other living balaenopterid** is the Humpback Megaptera novaeangliae, and it is generally regarded as the sister-taxon to the rorquals.
A 6 ton model, and a baby that puts on 90 kg a day: rorquals part I Darren Naish 2006
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The fibrocartilage skeleton and related structures of the ventral pouch of balaenopterid whales.
Archive 2006-10-01 Darren Naish 2006
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The only other living balaenopterid** is the Humpback Megaptera novaeangliae, and it is generally regarded as the sister-taxon to the rorquals.
Archive 2006-10-01 Darren Naish 2006
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