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nounfinback (plural finbacks)
plural finbacks
- A large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale.
‘A finback,’ George gasped. ‘No wonder it travelled so fast.’
1961, Tom Mead, Killers of Eden, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 137Synonyms: finner
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nounA large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale.
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nounlarge flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
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finback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finback
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“finback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finback. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finback.
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