Definition
A member of the whale family Balaenidae, which includes right whales and bowhead whales.
Etymology
From Latin 'balaena' meaning whale, combined with the family suffix '-id'. This taxonomic term directly references the scientific classification of large baleen whales.
Kelly Says
Right whales got their name because they were the 'right' whale to hunt—they're slow, float when dead, and have lots of valuable blubber. Balaenids are some of the most endangered whales today!
Translations
ARالعربية
حوت باليني
ḥūt bālīnī
CACatalà
balenid
bah-LEH-nid
CSČeština
velryby
vayl-ree-bih
DADansk
balaenider
bah-LAY-nih-dehr
DEDeutsch
Balaenide
bah-LAY-nih-deh
ELΕλληνικά
βαλαινοειδή
vah-lah-ee-NOH-ee-thah
ESEspañol
balaenídido
bah-lah-eh-NEE-dee-thoh
FISuomi
valaidit
vah-lah-ee-deet
FRFrançais
balaenidé
bah-lah-eh-NEE-deh
HEעברית
לווייתניים
leviathanim
HUMagyar
sziláscetek
SEE-lah-chet-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
paus balen
pah-oos bah-lehn
ITItaliano
balenide
bah-LEH-nee-deh
JA日本語
マッコウクジラ
makko kujira
MSBahasa Melayu
paus balen
pah-oos bah-lehn
NLNederlands
balaeniden
bah-LAY-nih-dehn
NONorsk
balaenider
bah-LAY-nih-dehr
PLPolski
waleńcowate
vah-lehn-tsoh-vah-teh
PTPortuguês
balaenídeo
bah-lah-eh-NEE-deh-oo
RORomână
baleinide
bah-lay-NEE-deh
RUРусский
баленовые
bah-LEH-noh-vyeh
SVSvenska
balaenider
bah-LAY-nih-dehr
SWKiswahili
nyangumi
nyah-NGOO-mee
TAதமிழ்
திமிங்கிலம்
thiminkilam
TEతెలుగు
బాలెనిడ్
bālēniḍ
TRTürkçe
balenid
bah-LEH-nid
UKУкраїнська
баленові
bah-LEH-noh-vih
VITiếng Việt
cá voi
kah voh-ee