Found 2 items, similar to Finback.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: finback finback n : large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific [syn: finback whale, fin whale, common rorqual, Balaenoptera physalus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Finback Finback \Fin"back`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Bal[ae]noptera, and allied genera, of the family Bal[ae]nopterid[ae], characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus. [1913 Webster]