MINKE


Meaning of MINKE in English

[ 'mɪŋkə , -ki ]

■ noun a small rorqual whale with a dark grey back and white underparts. [ Balaenoptera acutorostrata .]

Origin

1930s: prob. from Meincke , the name of a Norw. whaler.

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