piked whale

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piked whale (p

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A small, dark gray whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) having a white underside and white bands on the flippers. Also called minke whale.

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piked whale - small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific

Balaenoptera acutorostrata, lesser rorqual, minke 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 acutorostrata

genus Balaenoptera
lesser rorqual

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razorback
rorqual

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