finback

English - Turkish

Definition of finback in English Turkish dictionary

bir çeşit balina

English - English

Definition of finback in English English dictionary

A large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale

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

The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S

tuberosus

Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balænoptera, and allied genera, of the family Balænopteridæ, characterized by a prominent fin on the back

{i} any baleen whale from the genus Balaenoptera (esp. the rorqual)

Hyphenation

fin·back

Etymology

() fin +‎ back