Megaptera

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), in reference to its flippers.

Proper noun

Megaptera f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Balaenopteridae – the humpback whale.

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