- finbacks
- n. any baleen whale from the genus Balaenoptera (esp. the rorqual)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Finback — Fin back , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any whale of the genera {Sibbaldius}, {Bal[ae]noptera}, and allied genera, of the family {Bal[ae]nopterid[ae]}, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are {Sibbaldius… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
S tuberosus — Finback Fin back , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any whale of the genera {Sibbaldius}, {Bal[ae]noptera}, and allied genera, of the family {Bal[ae]nopterid[ae]}, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sibbaldius tectirostris — Finback Fin back , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any whale of the genera {Sibbaldius}, {Bal[ae]noptera}, and allied genera, of the family {Bal[ae]nopterid[ae]}, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spinosaurus — Taxobox name = Spinosaurus fossil range = Early Late Cretaceous image width = 250px image caption = Spinosaurus aegyptiacus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Dinosauria ordo = Saurischia subordo = Theropoda… … Wikipedia
