"finback" meaning in All languages combined

See finback on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: finbacks [plural]
Etymology: fin + back Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fin|back}} fin + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} finback (plural finbacks)
  1. A large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale. Wikipedia link: finback Categories (lifeform): Whales Synonyms: finner

Inflected forms

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