FIN WHALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fin whale mean? 

• FIN WHALE (noun)
  The noun FIN WHALE has 1 sense:

1. large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific

  Familiarity information: FIN WHALE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIN WHALE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Balaenoptera physalus; common rorqual; fin whale; finback; finback whale

Hypernyms ("fin whale" is a kind of...):

razorback; rorqual (any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin)

Holonyms ("fin whale" is a member of...):

Balaenoptera; genus Balaenoptera (type genus of the Balaenopteridae)

 Context examples 

In the Brazilian coast, according to Gonçalves, there are 33 species, including the humpback whale, the right whale, Bryde's whale, the fin whale,and the sperm whale, which gained popularity with Moby Dick.

(Brazil to support South Atlantic whale sanctuary bid, Agência BRASIL)