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Definition of Finback

Finback
Finback Fin"back`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Bal[ae]noptera, and allied genera, of the family Bal[ae]nopterid[ae], characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus.

Meaning of Finback from wikipedia

- Finback may refer to: Alternate name for a Fin whale USS Finback the names of two US Navy submarines Finback (whaler) The Shenyang J-8's Nato reporting...
- The Shenyang J-8 (Chinese: 歼-8; NATO reporting name: Finback) is a family of interceptor aircraft developed by the 601 Institute (Shenyang) in the People's...
- borne the name USS Finback, named in honor of the finback, a common whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States. The first USS Finback (SS-230), was a...
- USS Finback (SS-230), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the finback. Nine of Finback's twelve World...
- Finback M****if (65°41′S 62°25′W / 65.683°S 62.417°W / -65.683; -62.417) is a m****if in Antarctica, rising to more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) between...
- The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also known as the finback whale or common rorqual, is a species of baleen whale and the second-longest cetacean...
- The Finback was a schooner wrecked near Chesterfield Inlet in Hudson Bay in 1919. Sergeant W. O. Douglas of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, who helped...
- USS Finback (SSN-670), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the finback, the common whale...
- oil and other by-products. This 1881 case decided ownership of a dead finback whale (Balaenoptera physalus). The whale was killed by the libellant (plaintiff)...
- catsharks. Proscylliidae, a family of ground sharks with the overall name finback catsharks, but all species are referred to as "catshark". This disambiguation...