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fin whales

fin whales is the plural of fin whale.

Meaning of fin whale

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

Questions about fin whales

What is fin whales the plural of?
Fin whales is the plural of fin whale.

Words near fin whales in the dictionary

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

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