Definition of minke in English:

minke

(also minke whale)

noun ˈmɪŋkəˈmɪŋkiˈmiNGkē

A small rorqual whale with a dark grey back, white underparts, and pale markings on the fins and behind the head.
缟鳁鲸
Balaenoptera acutorostrata, family Balaenopteridae
Example sentencesExamples
- So there could be as few as 40,000 minkes in the northeast Atlantic and the Norwegian whale harvest may be depleting the population.
- So, it looks as though the species of large whales the killer whales did eat were typically calves of other humpback whales or grey whales or minke, and grey whales have recovered and yet we see this decline of other species.
- Those known to visit British waters include (top to bottom) the humpback, the fin, the sei, the minke and (at back) the giant blue whale.
- What do a puffin and a minke whale have in common?
- As it just so happens - and this is pure coincidence - the meat from the minke, sei and sperm whales analytically slaughtered during the sheerly scientific research program is sold commercially.
- One of the species that we decided to focus on is one of the most unique whale populations in the world, the Antarctic minke whale.
- Its government has notified the International Whaling Commission that it will kill 50 minke whales and 50 endangered sei whales on top of the 100 minkes it already has been hunting annually.
- The eight-night cruise begins in June - perfect for the midnight sun - and you've a strong chance of seeing minkes, orcas and sperm whales.
- Some of the best views of Acadia are to be had from the sea and Bar Harbor is the place to board a ship for a tour of the off-lying islands, or to whalewatch in a boat regularly jostled by 70 ft long finbacks, humpbacks and minkes.
- Dall's porpoises and a minke whale were also seen rapidly moving away from the vessel.
- The fleet's five vessels plan to catch 260 whales - 150 minke, 50 Bryde's, 50 sei and 10 sperm whales as part of a scientific research project.
- Monterey Bay is more likely to yield up orcas, humpbacks or minkes at this time of year in what is America's largest marine sanctuary in an underwater canyon the size of the Grand Canyon.
- Humpbacks, minkes and 18 other species of whales swim in Newfoundland waters.
- If there is open trade in minkes you will open the door to trade in other whale species.
- A minke whale caught by a whaling ship from Iceland.
- Japan, which uses a scientific loophole to claim its whaling is for scientific research, will this year kill hundreds of endangered Pacific minke, sei, Bryde's and sperm whales.
- However, it now says it wants to catch 2,914 minkes, the smallest of the great whales.
- In the anti-whaling capitals of the world, the ships' haul of 43 Bryde's whales, five sperm whales and 40 smaller minkes was met with outrage.
- It includes minke, Bryde's, sei, fin, humpback, and blue whales.
- On the agenda are 59 proposals involving the minke whale, yellow-naped Amazon parrot, bigleaf mahogany, Malaysian giant turtle, and Patagonian toothfish, among others.

Origin

1930s: probably from Meincke, the name of a Norwegian whaler.

Rhymes

dinky, Helsinki, inky, Kinki, kinky, pinkie, pinky, slinky, stinky, stotinki

Definition of minke in US English:

minke

(also minke whale)

nounˈmiNGkē

A small rorqual whale with a dark gray back, white underparts, and pale markings on the fins and behind the head.
缟鳁鲸
Balaenoptera acutorostrata, family Balaenopteridae
Example sentencesExamples
- So, it looks as though the species of large whales the killer whales did eat were typically calves of other humpback whales or grey whales or minke, and grey whales have recovered and yet we see this decline of other species.
- So there could be as few as 40,000 minkes in the northeast Atlantic and the Norwegian whale harvest may be depleting the population.
- Monterey Bay is more likely to yield up orcas, humpbacks or minkes at this time of year in what is America's largest marine sanctuary in an underwater canyon the size of the Grand Canyon.
- On the agenda are 59 proposals involving the minke whale, yellow-naped Amazon parrot, bigleaf mahogany, Malaysian giant turtle, and Patagonian toothfish, among others.
- Dall's porpoises and a minke whale were also seen rapidly moving away from the vessel.
- If there is open trade in minkes you will open the door to trade in other whale species.
- In the anti-whaling capitals of the world, the ships' haul of 43 Bryde's whales, five sperm whales and 40 smaller minkes was met with outrage.
- It includes minke, Bryde's, sei, fin, humpback, and blue whales.
- The eight-night cruise begins in June - perfect for the midnight sun - and you've a strong chance of seeing minkes, orcas and sperm whales.
- However, it now says it wants to catch 2,914 minkes, the smallest of the great whales.
- Humpbacks, minkes and 18 other species of whales swim in Newfoundland waters.
- Its government has notified the International Whaling Commission that it will kill 50 minke whales and 50 endangered sei whales on top of the 100 minkes it already has been hunting annually.
- As it just so happens - and this is pure coincidence - the meat from the minke, sei and sperm whales analytically slaughtered during the sheerly scientific research program is sold commercially.
- The fleet's five vessels plan to catch 260 whales - 150 minke, 50 Bryde's, 50 sei and 10 sperm whales as part of a scientific research project.
- Japan, which uses a scientific loophole to claim its whaling is for scientific research, will this year kill hundreds of endangered Pacific minke, sei, Bryde's and sperm whales.
- A minke whale caught by a whaling ship from Iceland.
- One of the species that we decided to focus on is one of the most unique whale populations in the world, the Antarctic minke whale.
- Some of the best views of Acadia are to be had from the sea and Bar Harbor is the place to board a ship for a tour of the off-lying islands, or to whalewatch in a boat regularly jostled by 70 ft long finbacks, humpbacks and minkes.
- What do a puffin and a minke whale have in common?
- Those known to visit British waters include (top to bottom) the humpback, the fin, the sei, the minke and (at back) the giant blue whale.

Origin

1930s: probably from Meincke, the name of a Norwegian whaler.

单词	minke
释义	Definition of minke in English: minke (also minke whale) noun ˈmɪŋkəˈmɪŋkiˈmiNGkē A small rorqual whale with a dark grey back, white underparts, and pale markings on the fins and behind the head. 缟鳁鲸 Balaenoptera acutorostrata, family Balaenopteridae Example sentencesExamples So there could be as few as 40,000 minkes in the northeast Atlantic and the Norwegian whale harvest may be depleting the population. So, it looks as though the species of large whales the killer whales did eat were typically calves of other humpback whales or grey whales or minke, and grey whales have recovered and yet we see this decline of other species. Those known to visit British waters include (top to bottom) the humpback, the fin, the sei, the minke and (at back) the giant blue whale. What do a puffin and a minke whale have in common? As it just so happens - and this is pure coincidence - the meat from the minke, sei and sperm whales analytically slaughtered during the sheerly scientific research program is sold commercially. One of the species that we decided to focus on is one of the most unique whale populations in the world, the Antarctic minke whale. Its government has notified the International Whaling Commission that it will kill 50 minke whales and 50 endangered sei whales on top of the 100 minkes it already has been hunting annually. The eight-night cruise begins in June - perfect for the midnight sun - and you've a strong chance of seeing minkes, orcas and sperm whales. Some of the best views of Acadia are to be had from the sea and Bar Harbor is the place to board a ship for a tour of the off-lying islands, or to whalewatch in a boat regularly jostled by 70 ft long finbacks, humpbacks and minkes. Dall's porpoises and a minke whale were also seen rapidly moving away from the vessel. The fleet's five vessels plan to catch 260 whales - 150 minke, 50 Bryde's, 50 sei and 10 sperm whales as part of a scientific research project. Monterey Bay is more likely to yield up orcas, humpbacks or minkes at this time of year in what is America's largest marine sanctuary in an underwater canyon the size of the Grand Canyon. Humpbacks, minkes and 18 other species of whales swim in Newfoundland waters. If there is open trade in minkes you will open the door to trade in other whale species. A minke whale caught by a whaling ship from Iceland. Japan, which uses a scientific loophole to claim its whaling is for scientific research, will this year kill hundreds of endangered Pacific minke, sei, Bryde's and sperm whales. However, it now says it wants to catch 2,914 minkes, the smallest of the great whales. In the anti-whaling capitals of the world, the ships' haul of 43 Bryde's whales, five sperm whales and 40 smaller minkes was met with outrage. It includes minke, Bryde's, sei, fin, humpback, and blue whales. On the agenda are 59 proposals involving the minke whale, yellow-naped Amazon parrot, bigleaf mahogany, Malaysian giant turtle, and Patagonian toothfish, among others. Origin 1930s: probably from Meincke, the name of a Norwegian whaler. Rhymes dinky, Helsinki, inky, Kinki, kinky, pinkie, pinky, slinky, stinky, stotinki Definition of minke in US English: minke (also minke whale) nounˈmiNGkē A small rorqual whale with a dark gray back, white underparts, and pale markings on the fins and behind the head. 缟鳁鲸 Balaenoptera acutorostrata, family Balaenopteridae Example sentencesExamples So, it looks as though the species of large whales the killer whales did eat were typically calves of other humpback whales or grey whales or minke, and grey whales have recovered and yet we see this decline of other species. So there could be as few as 40,000 minkes in the northeast Atlantic and the Norwegian whale harvest may be depleting the population. Monterey Bay is more likely to yield up orcas, humpbacks or minkes at this time of year in what is America's largest marine sanctuary in an underwater canyon the size of the Grand Canyon. On the agenda are 59 proposals involving the minke whale, yellow-naped Amazon parrot, bigleaf mahogany, Malaysian giant turtle, and Patagonian toothfish, among others. Dall's porpoises and a minke whale were also seen rapidly moving away from the vessel. If there is open trade in minkes you will open the door to trade in other whale species. In the anti-whaling capitals of the world, the ships' haul of 43 Bryde's whales, five sperm whales and 40 smaller minkes was met with outrage. It includes minke, Bryde's, sei, fin, humpback, and blue whales. The eight-night cruise begins in June - perfect for the midnight sun - and you've a strong chance of seeing minkes, orcas and sperm whales. However, it now says it wants to catch 2,914 minkes, the smallest of the great whales. Humpbacks, minkes and 18 other species of whales swim in Newfoundland waters. Its government has notified the International Whaling Commission that it will kill 50 minke whales and 50 endangered sei whales on top of the 100 minkes it already has been hunting annually. As it just so happens - and this is pure coincidence - the meat from the minke, sei and sperm whales analytically slaughtered during the sheerly scientific research program is sold commercially. The fleet's five vessels plan to catch 260 whales - 150 minke, 50 Bryde's, 50 sei and 10 sperm whales as part of a scientific research project. Japan, which uses a scientific loophole to claim its whaling is for scientific research, will this year kill hundreds of endangered Pacific minke, sei, Bryde's and sperm whales. A minke whale caught by a whaling ship from Iceland. One of the species that we decided to focus on is one of the most unique whale populations in the world, the Antarctic minke whale. Some of the best views of Acadia are to be had from the sea and Bar Harbor is the place to board a ship for a tour of the off-lying islands, or to whalewatch in a boat regularly jostled by 70 ft long finbacks, humpbacks and minkes. What do a puffin and a minke whale have in common? Those known to visit British waters include (top to bottom) the humpback, the fin, the sei, the minke and (at back) the giant blue whale. Origin 1930s: probably from Meincke, the name of a Norwegian whaler.
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