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Noun
1. fin whale; finback (whale); razorback whale (Balaenoptera physalus)Usually written using kana alone
Wikipedia definition
2. Fin whaleThe fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also called the finback whale, razorback, or common rorqual, is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. It is the second longest animal in the world and second largest rorqual after the blue whale, growing to over 27 metres (89 ft) long and weighing nearly 74 tonnes (73 long tons; 82 short tons). The American naturalist Roy Chapman Andrews called the fin whale "the greyhound of the sea...
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Other forms
長簀鯨 【ながすくじら】ナガスクジラ
Notes
長簀鯨: Rarely-used kanji form.

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