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minke whale

/ ˈmɪŋkə /

noun

  1. a type of small whalebone whale or rorqual, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, up to 10 metres long Also calledminke


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Word History and Origins

Origin of minke whale1

C20: probably from Norwegian minkehval, from minke lesser + hval whale

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