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fin whale

See finback.

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fin 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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Balaenoptera Balaenoptera physalus common rorqual finback finback whale genus Balaenoptera razorback rorqual			Kristjan Loftsson, boss of company Hvalur, said the firm brought ashore 125 fin whales this season following a huge rise in the number of animals they were allowed to catch. Iceland plans huge whale meat export to Japan: firm by AFP / AFP Global Edition According to the International Whaling Commission's scientific committee, the North Atlantic has 30,000 Fin whales and 174,000 Minke whales. Whale meat trade increases, despite ban by AFP / AFP Asian Edition Officials said the six vessels had caught 679 minke whales and one fin whale during its five-month hunt, short of the targeted 935 minke whales and 50 fin whales in the hunt that began in November. Battered Japanese whalers return by Aljazeera.net			filth Filth disease Filthily filthiness filthy filthy lucre filthy rich filtrable filtrate filtration filtration surgery filum fimble fimbria fimbriate Fimbriated fimbriation Fimbricate fimicolous fin Fin de siecle fin de siècle fin keel Fin ray fin whale fin whales fin-de-siècle Fin-footed Fin-toed Fin. finable finagle finagler final final approach final bearing final cause final cut final decision final destination final disposal procedures final exam final examination final governing standards final injunction final judgment final payment final period final plan Final process final protective fire			fin de siècle Fin de siécle fin efficiency fin fold Fin Grip Pro Handlebar FIN INS FIN INSP fin keel fin keel fin keels fin keels Fin Opener Crank fin ray fin ray fin ray fin rays fin rays fin rays Fin rot Fin rot Fin rot fin spine fin stabilization Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot Fin Stabilizer Fin Stabilizer System fin wall fin waveguide fin whale fin whale fin whales Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation Fin-backed whale Fin-backed whale fin-de-siecle fin-de-siècle Fin-footed fin-reinforcing assembly Fin-Shaped Field Effect Transistor Fin-toed Fin. Fina Fina Fina Fina finable finable finable finable finable Finacea Finacea finagle finagle finagle finagle Finagle's corollary Finagle's law finagled finagler finaglers

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fin whale (redirected from fin whales)

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