'Balaenoidea' definitions:

Definition of 'Balaenoidea'

From: GCIDE
  • Balaenoidea \Bal`[ae]*noi"de*a\, n. [NL., from L. balaena whale + -oid.] (Zool.) A division of the Cetacea, including the right whale and all other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See Baleen. [1913 Webster]