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minke whale

noun

small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific

• Syn: ↑lesser rorqual, ↑piked whale, ↑Balaenoptera acutorostrata

• Hypernyms: ↑rorqual, ↑razorback

• Member Holonyms: ↑Balaenoptera, ↑genus Balaenoptera

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minke 7 [minke minkes] [ˈmɪŋki] [ˈmɪŋki] [ˈmɪŋkə] [ˈmɪŋkə] (also ˈminke whale) noun

a small ↑whale that is dark grey on top and white underneath

 

Word Origin:

1930s: probably from Meincke, the name of a Norwegian whaler.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.