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pygmy right whale

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A baleen whale of the species Caperea marginata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Finnish: pikkuvalas — whales in the family Cetotheriidae
  • French: baleine à bec — whales in the family Cetotheriidae
  • Hungarian: törpe simabálna — whales in the family Cetotheriidae
  • Japanese: コセミクジラ — whales in the family Cetotheriidae
  • Polish: walenik mały — whales in the family Cetotheriidae
  • Polish: wieloryb mały — whales in the family Cetotheriidae
  • Polish: wal karłowaty — whales in the family Cetotheriidae
  • Polish: południowy wieloryb właściwy karłowaty — whales in the family Cetotheriidae
  • Polish: wieloryb biskajski karłowaty — whales in the family Cetotheriidae
  • Portuguese: baleia-franca-pigmeia — whales in the family Cetotheriidae
  • Spanish: ballena franca enana — whales in the family Cetotheriidae
  • Turkish: cüce balina — whales in the family Cetotheriidae