finback

[ fin-bak ]

/ ˈfɪnˌbæk /

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noun

any baleen whale of the genus Balaenoptera, having a prominent dorsal fin, especially B. physalus, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts; rorqual: an endangered species.

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Also called finback whale, fin whale.

Origin of finback

First recorded in 1715–25; fin¹ + back¹

Words nearby finback

financier, financière, financing, financing gap, finasteride, finback, finca, finch, Finchley, find, finder

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How to use finback in a sentence

The much faster Finback harassed the EP-3E with mock interceptions.
The Truth About Women in Combat|David Frum|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Browne reminds us of the 2001 encounter between an American EP-3E surveillance aircraft and a Chinese "Finback" fighter jet.
The Truth About Women in Combat|David Frum|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The big sulphurbottom is a kind of finback, an' is the largest animal livin'.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Now, a finback is built more for speed an' has a big fin on the back—that's where it gets its name.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries|Francis Rolt-Wheeler

W'en I uz young 'n foolish, a finback range 'longside me one day, off de Seychelles.
The Cruise of the Cachalot|Frank T. Bullen
I happened to be almost in at the death of the biggest finback ever taken.
Draft of a Plan for Beginning Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador|William Wood
This fish is termed finback on account of a fin on his back, differing in this particular from all other species of whale.
The Arctic Whaleman|Lewis Holmes

British Dictionary definitions for finback

finback

/ (ˈfɪnˌbæk) /

noun

another name for rorqual

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