| 单词 | finner-whale |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfinner-whale 1. A name given to whales of the genus Balænoptera, esp. the Rorqual, from the fact of their having a dorsal fin. Also finner-whale. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Mystacoceti > [noun] > family Balaenopteridae > genus Balaenoptera (rorqual) gibbert1601 jubartes1616 fin-fish1694 scrag-whale1701 fin-back1726 finner1793 razorback1815 rorqual1824 fin-whale1885 sei whale1912 1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. V. 190 These [whales] commonly measure from 60 to 90 feet in length and are denominated finners. 1821 W. Scott Pirate I. ii. 29 The Berserkars..used to..snap them [sc. swords and spears] all into pieces as a finner would go through a herring-net. 1855 E. Forbes Lit. Papers v. 152 The mighty finners (Balænoptera), whose prodigious fleetness makes them too dangerous to encounter. 1865 Athenæum No. 1987. 732/3 Skeleton of a finner whale. 1880 Daily News 8 Dec. 6/7 The great northern Rorqual Razorback, or ‘Finner’. < as lemmas |
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