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Noun: minke whale
  1. Small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
    - lesser rorqual, piked whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, minke

Derived forms: minke whales

Type of: razorback, rorqual

Part of: Balaenoptera, genus Balaenoptera

Encyclopedia: Minke whale