English Dictionary: finback | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Finback \Fin"back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any whale of the genera {Sibbaldius}, {Bal[91]noptera}, and allied genera, of the family {Bal[91]nopterid[91]}, characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are {Sibbaldius tectirostris} and {S. tuberosus}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Finfish \Fin"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A finback whale. (b) (pl.) True fish, as distinguished from shellfish. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Finific \Fi*nif"ic\ (? [or] ?), n. [L. finis end + facere to make.] A limiting element or quality. [R.] The essential finific in the form of the finite. --Coleridge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Finpike \Fin"pike`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The bichir. See {Crossopterygii}. | |
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Fumifugist \Fu*mif"u*gist\, n. [L. fumus smoke + fugare to put to flight, fugere to flee.] One who, or that which, drives away smoke or fumes. |