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finback

/fin-bak/US // ˈfɪnˌbæk //UK // (ˈfɪnˌbæk) //

鳍背,翅背,翅背式,鳍状物

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any baleen whale of the genus Balaenoptera, having a prominent dorsal fin, especially B. physalus, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts; rorqual: an endangered species.

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Examples

  • The much faster Finback harassed the EP-3E with mock interceptions.

  • Browne reminds us of the 2001 encounter between an American EP-3E surveillance aircraft and a Chinese "Finback" fighter jet.

  • The big sulphurbottom is a kind of finback, an' is the largest animal livin'.

  • Now, a finback is built more for speed an' has a big fin on the back—that's where it gets its name.

  • W'en I uz young 'n foolish, a finback range 'longside me one day, off de Seychelles.

  • I happened to be almost in at the death of the biggest finback ever taken.

  • This fish is termed finback on account of a fin on his back, differing in this particular from all other species of whale.