finback

fin·back

F0125300 (fĭn′băk′)n. See fin whale.

finback

(ˈfɪnˌbæk) n (Animals) another name for rorqual

fin•back

(ˈfɪnˌbæk)

n. any baleen whale of the genus Balaenoptera, esp. B. physalus, having a prominent dorsal fin; rorqual. Also called fin′back whale′, fin whale. [1715–25]

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finback - large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and PacificBalaenoptera physalus, common rorqual, fin whale, finback whalerorqual, razorback - any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal finBalaenoptera, genus Balaenoptera - type genus of the Balaenopteridae