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fin⋅back

  [fin-bak]
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–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.
Also called finback whale, fin whale.

Origin:
1715–25; fin + back 1
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fin·back   (fĭn'bāk')   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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