min·ke whale (m ng k )n. See piked whale. [Partial translation of Norwegian minkehval : minke (perhaps after Meincke, member of a 19th-century Norwegian whaling crew) + hval, whale.] |
minke whale [ˈmɪŋkə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a type of small whalebone whale or rorqual, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, up to 10 metres long Also called minke
[probably from Norwegian minkehval, from minke lesser + hval whale]
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| Noun | 1. |  minke whale - small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacificrorqual, razorback - any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin Balaenoptera, genus Balaenoptera - type genus of the Balaenopteridae |
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