Eschrichtius

Translingual

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

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