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min•ke

(ˈmɪŋ ki)

n.
a finback whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, of temperate and polar seas.
Also called min′ke whale`.
[1930–35; < Norwegian minkehval, allegedly after Meincke, a crewman of the Norwegian whaler Svend Foyn (1809–94)]
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minke(whale)

(ˈmiŋkiː(weil)) noun
a whale found in cold seas, especially around Norway. ballena enana, rocual aliblanco
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