Meanings
nounminke whale (plural minke whales)
plural minke whales
- Either of two baleen whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata and Balaenoptera bonaerensis, found in coastal waters.
Synonyms: minke, piked whale, lesser rorqual
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEither of two baleen whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata and Balaenoptera bonaerensis, found in coastal waters.
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nounsmall finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan rorqual d'aleta blanca
- rorqual d'aleta blancaBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Chinese Mandarin 小鬚鯨 /小须鲸
- 小鬚鯨 /小须鲸 (xiǎoxūjīng)Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Danish vågehval
- vågehvalBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Finnish lahtivalas
- lahtivalasBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
French baleine de minke, petit rorqual
- baleine de minkeBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
- petit rorqualBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
German Zwergwal
- ZwergwalBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Greek ρυγχοφάλαινα
- ρυγχοφάλαινα (rynchofálaina)Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Icelandic hrefna, hrafnreyður
- hrefnaBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
- hrafnreyðurBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Japanese ミンククジラ
- ミンククジラ (minku kujira)Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Māori pakake, pakaka
- pakakeBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
- pakakaBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Norwegian Bokmål vågehval
- vågehvalBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Polish płetwal karłowaty
- płetwal karłowatyBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Portuguese baleia-anã
- baleia-anãBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Russian ма́лый полоса́тик, ма́лый полоса́тик Ми́нке
- ма́лый полоса́тик (mályj polosátik)Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
- ма́лый полоса́тик Ми́нке (mályj polosátik Mínke)Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Spanish ballena enana, ballenoto
- ballena enanaBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
- ballenotoBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
- rorqual aliblancoBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Swedish vikval
- vikvalBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Turkish minke balinası
- minke balinasıBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Welsh morfil pigfain
- morfil pigfainBalaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Cite this entry
APA
minke whale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minke%20whale
MLA
“minke whale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minke%20whale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minke whale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minke%20whale.
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