Mesoplodon
Translingual
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Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Ziphiidae – the mesoplodont whales, most called beaked whales.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): 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; Neoceti - clade; Odontoceti - suborder; Ziphiidae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Mesoplodon stejnegeri - selected species
References
edit- Mesoplodon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mesoplodon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Mesoplodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons