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"Finback"
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whale
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sibbaldius
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nopterid
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tectirostris
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tuberosus
Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balænoptera, and allied genera, of the family Balænopteridæ, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus.
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large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
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