#order_Cetacea__Cetacea an order of Eutheria
supertype: animal_order the order of animals
member of: subclass_Eutheria
member: cetacean_mammal__cetacean__blower large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
member: suborder_Mysticeti__Mysticeti baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks
member: baleen_whale__whalebone_whale__whalebonewhale whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
member: family_Balaenidae__Balaenidae right whales
member: right_whale__rightwhale large arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil
member: genus_Balaena__Balaena type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales
member: bowhead_whale__bowheadwhale__bowhead__Greenland_whale__Balaena_mysticetus large-mouthed arctic whale
member: family_Balaenopteridae__Balaenopteridae rorquals; blue whales
member: rorqual__razorback any of several baleen whales of of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
member: genus_Balaenoptera__Balaenoptera type genus of the Balaenopteridae
member: blue_whale__sulfur_bottom__Balaenoptera_musculus largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere
member: finback_whale__finbackwhale__finback__finwhale__common_rorqual__Balaenoptera_physalus large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
member: sei_whale__seiwhale__Balaenoptera_borealis similar to but smaller than the finback whale
member: lesser_rorqual__piked_whale__pikedwhale__minke_whale__minkewhale__Balaenoptera_acutorostrata small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
member: genus_Megaptera__Megaptera humpback whales
member: humpback_whale__humpback__Megaptera_novaeangliae large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
member: family_Eschrichtiidae__Eschrichtiidae comprising only the gray whales
member: genus_Eschrichtius__Eschrichtius type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae
member: gray_whale__devilfish__Eschrichtius_gibbosus__Eschrichtius_robustus medium-sized grayish-black whale of the north Pacific
member: suborder_Odontoceti__Odontoceti toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales
member: toothed_whale__toothedwhale any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
member: family_Physeteridae__Physeteridae sperm whales
member: genus_Physeter__Physeter type genus of the Physeteridae
member: sperm_whale__spermwhale__cachalot__black_whale__blackwhale__Physeter_catodon large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
member: genus_Kogia__Kogia pygmy sperm whales
member: pygmy_sperm_whale__pygmyspermwhale__Kogia_breviceps small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America
member: dwarf_sperm_whale__dwarfspermwhale__kogiasimu very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific
member: family_Ziphiidae__Ziphiidae__Hyperodontidae__family_Hyperodontidae beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
member: beaked_whale any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw
member: genus_Hyperoodon__Hyperoodon bottle-nosed whales
member: bottle-nosed_whale__bottlenose_whale__bottlenose__Hyperoodon_ampullatus North Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead
member: family_Delphinidae__Delphinidae dolphins
member: dolphin any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
member: genus_Delphinus__Delphinus type genus of the Delphinidae
member: common_dolphin__Delphinus_delphis black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water; one of the dolphins displayed at the Marinelands of California and Florida
member: genus_Tursiops__Tursiops a genus of Delphinidae
member: bottlenose_dolphin__bottle-nosed_dolphin__bottlenose any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of North Atlantic and Mediterranean
member: genus_Phocaena__Phocaena porpoises
member: porpoise any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
member: genus_Grampus grampus
member: grampus__grampu__Grampus_griseus slaty-gray blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas
member: genus_Orcinus__Orcinus killer whales
member: killer_whale__killer__orca__grampus__grampu__sea_wolf__seawolf__Orcinus_orca predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
member: genus_Globicephala__Globicephala pilot whales
member: pilot_whale__pilotwhale__black_whale__blackwhale__common_blackfish__blackfish__Globicephala_melaena small dark-colored whaled of United States Atlantic coast; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
member: family_Platanistidae__Platanistidae river dolphins
member: river_dolphin__riverdolphin any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia
member: family_Monodontidae__Monodontidae narwhals
member: genus_Monodon__Monodon type genus of the Monodontidae
member: narwhal__narwal__narwhale__Monodon_monoceros small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
member: genus_Delphinapterus__Delphinapterus white whale
member: white_whale__whitewhale__beluga__Delphinapterus_leucas small northern whale that is white when adult
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