Phrase guide

minke whale

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Either of two baleen whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata and Balaenoptera bonaerensis, found in coastal waters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lesser rorqual, piked whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rorqual, razorback

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: ballenatu — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Catalan: rorqual d'aleta blanca — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小鬚鯨 /小须鲸 (xiǎoxūjīng) — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Danish: vågehval — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Faroese: sildreki — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Finnish: lahtivalas — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • French: baleine de minke — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • French: petit rorqual — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • German: Zwergwal — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Greek: ρυγχοφάλαινα (rynchofálaina) — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Greenlandic: tikaagullik — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Icelandic: hrefna — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Icelandic: hrafnreyður — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Japanese: ミンククジラ (minku kujira) — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Māori: pakake — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Māori: pakaka — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vågehval — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vågekval — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Polish: płetwal karłowaty — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Portuguese: baleia-anã — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Russian: ма́лый полоса́тик (mályj polosátik) — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Russian: ма́лый полоса́тик Ми́нке (mályj polosátik Mínke) — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Spanish: ballena enana — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Spanish: ballenoto — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Spanish: rorqual aliblanco — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Swedish: vikval — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis
  • Welsh: morfil pigfain — Balaenoptera acutorostrata or Balaenoptera bonaerensis