Minke Whale Definition
mĭngkē
noun
A small, swift rorqual whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) with a dark body and a light belly.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- balaenoptera-acutorostrata
- piked whale
- lesser rorqual
Origin of Minke Whale
Partial translation of Norwegian minkehval minke (perhaps after Meincke , member of a 19th-century Norwegian whaling crew) hval whale
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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