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fin whale
noun
: a baleen whale (Balaenoptera physalus) that may attain a length of over 70 feet (21 meters) and is found chiefly in subtropical to arctic and antarctic waters worldwide
called also finback
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In 2015, the largest toxic algae bloom ever recorded caused massive die-offs from Santa Barbara all the way to Alaska, killing thousands of marine mammals, including sea lions and fin whales.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
March is the peak time for gray whales to migrate, and throughout April, they will be replaced with humpback and fin whales before blue whales begin to show up, the tour agency said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2015, the largest toxic algae bloom ever recorded caused massive die-offs from Santa Barbara to Alaska, killing thousands of marine mammals, including sea lions and fin whales.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
By comparison, blue and fin whale song rose primarily during the years where krill was more plentiful.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
March is the peak time for gray whales to migrate, and throughout April, they will be replaced with humpback and fin whales before blue whales begin to show up, the tour agency said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2015, the largest toxic algae bloom ever recorded caused massive die-offs from Santa Barbara to Alaska, killing thousands of marine mammals, including sea lions and fin whales.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
By comparison, blue and fin whale song rose primarily during the years where krill was more plentiful.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Fin whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fin%20whale. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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