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minke whale

/ ˈmɪŋkə /

noun

  1. a type of small whalebone whale or rorqual, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, up to 10 metres long Also calledminke
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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