minke
/ˈmɪŋkə/(亦作minke whale)
noun
1- a small rorqual whale with a dark grey back, white underparts, and pale markings on the fins and behind the head缟鳁鲸。
1.1
- Balaenoptera acutorostrata, family Balaenopteridae.拉丁名Balaenoptera acutorostrata,鳁鲸科。
词源
1930s: probably from Meincke, the name of a Norwegian whaler.