minke

/ming-kee/US // ˈmɪŋ ki //

米克,小克,米科,米克尔

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet: reduced in numbers.

But minke whales have an acutely pointed snout, a single head ridge, and a white band on each flipper.
Like Bryde's whales, minke whales often approach close to vessels.
Further, minke whales rarely reach 30 feet (9.1 m) in maximum length.
Bryde's whales, like minke whales, reportedly often approach close to vessels as if curious about them.
At sea Bryde's whales may be confused with sei whales, fin whales, and perhaps minke whales.