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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Bowhead Whale
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Descriptor Spanish:
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ballena de Groenlandia
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Baleia Franca
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Synonyms English:
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Balaena mysticetus
Bowhead Whales
Greenland Right Whale
Greenland Right Whales
Greenland, Right Whale
Right Whale Greenland
Right Whale, Greenland
Right Whales, Greenland
Whales, Greenland Right
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.150.900.649.313.875.865.130
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Definition English:
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The species Balaena mysticetus, in the family Balaenidae, found in the colder waters of the Northern Hemisphere. The common name is derived from the extreme arching of the lower jaw. |
History Note English:
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2006; use WHALES 1998-2005
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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50392
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Unique Identifier:
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D050642
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Similar:
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DeCS
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