fin·back

(fĭn′băk′)

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finback

(ˈfɪnˌbæk)

(Animals) another name for rorqual

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fin•back

(ˈfɪnˌbæk)

n.

any baleen whale of the genus Balaenoptera, esp. B. physalus, having a prominent dorsal fin; rorqual.

Also called fin′back whale′, fin whale.

[1715–25]

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Noun

finback - large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific

Balaenoptera physalus, common rorqual, fin whale, 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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