'Balaenoidea' definitions:
Definition of 'Balaenoidea'
- 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.
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