fin whale
noun
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Origin of fin whale
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby fin whale
fimicolous, fin, fin de siècle, fin keel, fin ray, fin whale, fin-footed, fin., fin. sec., finable, finagle
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Example sentences from the Web for fin whale
The fin-whale (Balænoptera), so called from its prominent dorsal fin.
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