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fin⋅back
[fin-bak] 
–noun
| any baleen whale of the genus Balaenoptera, having a prominent dorsal fin, esp. B. physalus, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts; rorqual: an endangered species. |
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| fin·back
(fĭn'bāk') Pronunciation Key
n. A rorqual, especially Balaenoptera physalus of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, that attains a length of about 21 meters (70 feet). Also called fin whale. |
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| finback | |
noun | |
| large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific |
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Finback
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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