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Definition of Minke
1. Noun. A minke whale, one of two species of baleen whales often seen in coastal waters ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Minke
1. a small whale [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Minke
Literary usage of Minke
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Environmental Performance Reviews by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2001)
"Based on extensive research and scientific documentation of the minke whale's
... Norway reopened the whale hunt in 1993, when 217 minke whales were taken. ..."
2. Introduction to the Law of Real Property by Harry Augustus Bigelow (1919)
"The bill of complaint filed by the appellant states that the above conditions
were put in the lease "for the express purpose of preventing minke, ..."
3. Personal Property by Harry Augustus Bigelow (1919)
"The bill of complaint filed by the appellant states that the above conditions
were put in the lease "for the express purpose of preventing minke, ..."
4. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"minke Whales minke whales, also common along the coast, have an almost invisible
... The smallest of the rorqual whales, minke whales run up to 31 feet for ..."
5. Icelandby Cathy Harlow by Cathy Harlow (2004)
"Whales and Dolphins The following cetacean species are found in the seas around
Iceland: Blue Whale Finback Whale Sei Whale Humpback Whale minke Whale Sperm ..."
6. Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"Other Whales minke whales, also common along the coast, have an almost ...
The smallest of the rorqual, or toothed whales, minke whales run up to 31 feet ..."
7. British Columbia by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2004)
"The smallest of the rorqual whales, minke whales run up to 31 feet for ...
minke are not particularly endangered: there are estimated to be more than 500000 ..."
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