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Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balaenoptera, and allied genera, of the family Balaenopteridae, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris a…

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  1. n. Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balaenoptera, and allied genera, of the family Balaenopteridae, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus.
  2. n. large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific
  3. 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.
  4. Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balænoptera, and alliedgenera, of the family Balænopteridæ, characterized by a prominent finon the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast areSibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus.
  5. n. large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific