finback, finback whale, fin whale, common rorqual, Balaenoptera physalus
(noun) large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
Source: WordNet® 3.1
finback (plural finbacks)
A large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale.
• finner
• backfin
Source: Wiktionary
Fin"back`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balænoptera, and allied genera, of the family Balænopteridæ, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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