FINBACK


Meaning of FINBACK in English

/fin"bak'/ , n.

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 finback whale, fin whale .

[ 1715-25; FIN + BACK 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .