minke whale

min·ke whale

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ming-kee hweyl, weyl]
- /ˈmɪŋ ki ʰweɪl, weɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ming-kee hweyl, weyl]
- /ˈmɪŋ ki ʰweɪl, weɪl/

Definitions of minke whale words

noun minke whale a dark-colored baleen whale, Baleanoptera acutorostrata, inhabiting temperate and polar seas and growing to a length of 33 feet (10 meters): reduced in numbers. 1
noun minke whale a type of small whalebone whale or rorqual, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, up to 10 metres long 0
noun minke whale a small, swift rorqual whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) with a dark body and a light belly 0

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Origin of minke whale

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

1930-35; < Norwegian minkehval, allegedly after a crew member of the Norwegian whaling pioneer Svend Foyn (1809-94), named Meincke, who mistook a pod of minkes for blue whales

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minke whale popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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