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finback

[ fin-bak ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any baleen whale of the genus Balaenoptera, having a prominent dorsal fin, especially B. physalus, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts; rorqual: an endangered species.

finback

/ ˈfɪnˌbæk /

Origin of finback¹

First recorded in 1715–25; fin ¹ + back ¹

The much faster Finback harassed the EP-3E with mock interceptions.

Browne reminds us of the 2001 encounter between an American EP-3E surveillance aircraft and a Chinese "Finback" fighter jet.

The big sulphurbottom is a kind of finback, an' is the largest animal livin'.

Now, a finback is built more for speed an' has a big fin on the back—that's where it gets its name.

W'en I uz young 'n foolish, a finback range 'longside me one day, off de Seychelles.

I happened to be almost in at the death of the biggest finback ever taken.

This fish is termed finback on account of a fin on his back, differing in this particular from all other species of whale.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

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