Antarctic minke whale

noun

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In 2014, scientists attributed the bio-duck sound to Antarctic minke whales. Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024 Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis). Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2016

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1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Antarctic minke whale was in 1970

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“Antarctic minke whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Antarctic%20minke%20whale. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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