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Balaena

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Updated June 2026

Definition

The type genus of the family Balaenidae, comprising the Greenland or bowhead whales, large filter-feeding cetaceans of Arctic waters.

A balaena specimen was carefully preserved in the natural history museum's collection.

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Synonyms

bowhead whaleright whale

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