Finback

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1. Noun

Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balaenoptera, and allied genera, of the family Balaenopteridae, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus.

2. Noun

large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
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