Eschrichtius
Translingual
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gray whale
Etymology
Named after Danish biologist Daniel Frederik Eschricht.
Proper noun
Eschrichtius m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Eschrichtiidae – the gray whale.
Hypernyms
- (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; Mysticeti - suborder; Eschrichtiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Eschrichtius robustus (gray whale) - sole extant species
References
Eschrichtius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Eschrichtius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Eschrichtius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons