Sibbaldus

noun

Sib·​bal·​dus

sə̇ˈbaldəs,

-bȯl-

: a genus of marine cetaceans including solely the blue whale and being often included in the genus Balaenoptera

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sir Robert Sibbald †1722 Scottish scientist

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