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minke whale
/ ˈmɪŋkə /
noun
- a type of small whalebone whale or rorqual, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, up to 10 metres long Also calledminke
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Word History and Origins
Origin of minke whale1
C20: probably from Norwegian minkehval, from minke lesser + hval whale
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