Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A finner or fin-whale.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balænoptera, and allied genera, of the family
Balænopteridæ , characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast areSibbaldius tectirostris andS. tuberosus .
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- noun A large
baleen whale ,Balaenoptera physalus , that has aridge on its back; thefin whale .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
Etymologies
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Examples
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"What's the difference between a 'finback' and a 'humpback,' Hank?" asked the boy, after the canvas had been stowed, the vessel under auxiliary steam having speed enough to keep up with the cetaceans, "are they 'right' whales?"
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918
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a kind of finback, an 'is the largest animal livin'.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918
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Just last month, a group of whale watchers got an unexpected treat when they witnessed a twirling finback whale.
Humpback Whale Puts On Show For Men Who Saved Her (VIDEO) 2011
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The park is a great place to whale watch, especially between February and April, and several kinds of whale are frequently seen in these waters, including the blue, humpback, finback, pilot, and the occasional gray whale.
Loreto and San Javier: From Sun, Sand and Snorkeling to Museums, Missions and Mountains. 2008
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The park is a great place to whale watch, especially between February and April, and several kinds of whale are frequently seen in these waters, including the blue, humpback, finback, pilot, and the occasional gray whale.
Loreto and San Javier: From Sun, Sand and Snorkeling to Museums, Missions and Mountains. 2008
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The more common marine mammals that can be observed from the park, albeit with a diminishing frequency in recent years include pilot whale Globicephala melaena, minke whale Balaenoptera autorostrata, finback whale B. physalus (V) and harbour seals Phoca vitulina.
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Inspired by Pluvialis' post on the finback whale skeleton exhibited at Cambridge, I took this picture of a blue whale mounted in front of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
Santa Barbara Whale 2006
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If you hate Denny soooo much, throw his opponenet, Progressive Democrat John Laesch a finback or a sawbuck.
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Visitors can sign up for Shearwater Excursions, where minke, finback and humpback whales are on view, or visit the Whaling Museum on Broad Street, which features a restored 1847 candle factory.
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Inspired by Pluvialis' post on the finback whale skeleton exhibited at Cambridge, I took this picture of a blue whale mounted in front of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
Archive 2006-07-01 2006
chained_bear commented on the word finback
"It the museum even had the skeleton of a finback whale that had washed up in the 1960s..."
--Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, 232
May 1, 2008