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Meaning of FINBACK

Pronunciation:  'fin`bak

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
 
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 Synonyms: Balaenoptera physalus, common rorqual, fin whale, finback whale
 
 See Also: Balaenoptera, genus Balaenoptera, razorback, rorqual

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Fin"back`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any whale of the genera {Sibbaldius}, {Bal[ae]noptera}, and
allied genera, of the family {Bal[ae]nopterid[ae]},
characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common
finbacks of the New England coast are {Sibbaldius
tectirostris} and {S. tuberosus}.
 

 

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