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Minke

//ˈmɪŋki// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of minke whale.

    "Minkes can grow to 10m and are likely to approach boats, delighting passengers with acrobatics as they hurl themselves out of the water."

Etymology

From Norwegian minkehval, allegedly after a crew member of the Norwegian whaling pioneer Svend Foyn (1809–1894), named Meincke, who mistook a pod of minkes for blue whales.

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