fin whale

noun

finback.

Origin of fin whale

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby fin whale

fimicolous, fin, fin de siècle, fin keel, fin ray, fin whale, fin-footed, fin., fin. sec., finable, finagle

Example sentences from the Web for fin whale

  • The fin-whale (Balænoptera), so called from its prominent dorsal fin.

    The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth