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fin whale

fin whale noun: a whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera physalus).

fin whale: a whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera physalus)
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Noun

fin whale (plural fin whales)

  1. A whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera physalus).
    • The fin whale is a fast swimmer (around 30km/h) and generally lives in small groups numbering around five.2019, James Proctor, Faroe Islands, 5th edition, Bradt Travel Guides, page 7
    Synonyms:
    finback

Synonyms of fin whale

Forms of fin whale

pluralfin whales

Questions about fin whale

What does fin whale mean?
Fin whale means a whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera physalus).
What part of speech is fin whale?
Fin whale is a noun.
What is the plural of fin whale?
The plural of fin whale is fin whales.

Words near fin whale in the dictionary

  1. fin keel
  2. fin keels
  3. fin key
  4. fin keys
  5. fin rot
  6. fin whale
  7. fin whales
  8. fin-de-siecle
  9. fin-de-siècle
  10. fin-foot
  11. fin-footed

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