minke

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Norwegian minkehval, allegedly after a crew member of the Norwegian whaling pioneer Svend Foyn (1809–1894), named Meincke, who mistook a pod of minkes for blue whales.

Noun

minke (plural minkes)

1. A minke whale, one of two species of baleen whales within Balaenoptera, the northern-dwelling species of which is often seen in coastal waters.
   • 2005, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Canada‎^[1], →ISBN, page 55:

     Minkes can grow to 10m and are likely to approach boats, delighting passengers with acrobatics as they hurl themselves out of the water.

Hyponyms

• (minke whale): Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Anagrams

• kenim, mekin

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Estonian

Noun

minke

1. partitive plural of mink

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

minke (present tense minkar, past tense minka, past participle minka, passive infinitive minkast, present participle minkande, imperative minke/mink)

1. Alternative form of minka