megattera

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Italian

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Etymology

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “large”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”), in reference to its flippers.

Noun

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megattera f (plural megattere)

  1. humpback whale (of genus Megaptera)
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