finback

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɪnˌbæk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fin′bak′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fin•back  (fin′bak′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. any baleen whale of the genus Balaenoptera, having a prominent dorsal fin, esp. B. physalus, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts;
    rorqual: an endangered species.
Also called fin′back whale′, fin whale. 
  • fin + back1 1715–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
finback /ˈfɪnˌbæk/ n
  1. another name for rorqual
'finback' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
razorback - rorqual - fin whale - mysticete

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