Megaptera
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), in reference to its flippers.
Proper noun edit
Megaptera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Balaenopteridae – the humpback whale.
Hypernyms edit
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order; Mysticeti - suborder; Balaenopteridae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Megaptera novaeangliae - sole extant species
References edit
Megaptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Megaptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Megaptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
