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fin whale
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fin whale
n.
See finback.
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Noun1.fin whale - large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throatfin whale - large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
Balaenoptera physalus, common rorqual, finback, finback whale
rorqual, 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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After a decade or so on surface vessels, he followed his father once again into the submarine service, taking command of the Finwhale diesel-electric sub and eventually the nuclear submarine Dreadnought, in 1978.
Rear-Admiral 'Sam' Salt; OBITUARY by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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