fin whale
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fin whale
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The excavation comes after another fin whale stranded on the Cornish coast on Monday.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
Officials are asking beachgoers to keep a distance from a 35- to 40-foot fin whale that washed ashore on Torrance Beach on Saturday evening and later died.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024
It’s not yet known what killed an endangered fin whale, but people can marvel at the large marine mammal as it decomposes on an Oregon beach.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024
“What traits are transferred from the fin whale to the blue whale?”
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024
In 1912–13 the following were the percentages for the three rorquals in the captures at South Georgia and South Shetlands: Humpback 38 per cent., fin whale 36 per cent., blue whale 20 per cent.
From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir
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