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Whales  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Large marine mammals of the order CETACEA. In the past, they were commercially valued for whale oil, for their flesh as human food and in ANIMAL FEED and FERTILIZERS, and for baleen. Today, there is a moratorium on most commercial whaling, as all species are either listed as endangered or threatened.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • txid160595
  • txid27604
  • txid27606
  • txid27615
  • txid40151
  • txid48741
  • txid9752
  • txid9756
  • txid9757
  • txid9760
  • txid9764

In other languages

  • French

  • txid160595
  • txid27604
  • txid27606
  • txid27615
  • txid40151
  • txid48741
  • txid9752
  • txid9756
  • txid9757
  • txid9760
  • txid9764

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V94FXCRF-9

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