About The Word Finback
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Finback
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What's The Definition Of Finback?
[n] large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
Synonyms | Synonyms for Finback: Balaenoptera physalus | common rorqual | fin whale | finback whale Related Terms | Find terms related to Finback: See Also | Balaenoptera | genus Balaenoptera | razorback | rorqual Finback In Webster's Dictionary \Fin"back`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any whale of the genera {Sibbaldius}, {Bal[ae]noptera}, and
allied genera, of the family {Bal[ae]nopterid[ae]},
characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common
finbacks of the New England coast are {Sibbaldius
tectirostris} and {S. tuberosus}.
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