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minke

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Etymology edit

From Norwegian minkehval, allegedly after a crew member of the Norwegian whaling pioneer Svend Foyn (1809–1894), named Meincke, who mistook a pod of minkes for blue whales.[1]

Noun edit

minke (plural minkes)

  1. Synonym of minke whale
    • 2005, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Canada‎[1], →ISBN, page 55:
      Minkes can grow to 10m and are likely to approach boats, delighting passengers with acrobatics as they hurl themselves out of the water.

Hyponyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ “minke”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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Estonian edit

Noun edit

minke

  1. partitive plural of mink

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Verb edit

minke (present tense minkar, past tense minka, past participle minka, passive infinitive minkast, present participle minkande, imperative minke/mink)

  1. Alternative form of minka
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