balena

Definitions of balena
  1. noun
    any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
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    types:
    narvalo
    small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
    capodoglio
    large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
    delfino
    any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
    type of:
    cetaceo
    large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
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