minke
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English
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.[1]
Noun
minke (plural minkes)
- Synonym of minke whale
Hyponyms
- (minke whale): Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Balaenoptera bonaerensis
References
- ^ “minke”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Anagrams
Estonian
Noun
minke
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
minke (present tense minkar, past tense minka, past participle minka, passive infinitive minkast, present participle minkande, imperative minke/mink)
- Alternative form of minka