Finback

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A rorqual, especially Balaenoptera physalus of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, that attains a length of about 21 meters (70 feet). Also called fin whale.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balænoptera, and allied genera, of the family Balænopteridæ, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A finner or fin-whale.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    razorback    rorqual   
     
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