Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fin whale

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: fin whale
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera physalus).

Example Sentences

"The fin whale is a fast swimmer (around 30km/h) and generally lives in small groups numbering around five."

Inflected Forms

fin whales (plural)

Synonyms

finback finback whale common rorqual balaenoptera physalus

Questions

What does fin whale mean?: A whale of the rorqual family (Balaenoptera physalus).

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