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.
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