finback

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finback

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From fin + back.

noun finbacks

A large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale. ‘A finback,’ George gasped. ‘No wonder it travelled so fast.’
Similar: finner

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"finback." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/finback. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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finback. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/finback

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"finback." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/finback.

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@misc{finback_2026,
  title = {finback},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/finback},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}