fin whale
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fin whale
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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
“What traits are transferred from the fin whale to the blue whale?”
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Past ecological studies had suggested a 70% reduction in fin whale populations, while earlier genetic studies estimated a much larger pre-whaling population.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2023
The carcass of a 30-tonne fin whale has been removed from Bridlington's South Beach in an operation the council described as the "largest of its kind" it had ever carried out.
From BBC ● May 6, 2023
Bryde's whales are primarily fish feeders and their diving behavior more closely resembles that of a fin whale than that of a sei whale.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by Caldwell, David
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