minke

minke (plural minkes)

1. A minke whale, one of two species of baleen whales within Balaenoptera, the northern-dwelling species of which is often seen in coastal waters.
   • 2005, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Canada‎, →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.

• (minke whale): Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Balaenoptera bonaerensis

• mekin

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

1. Alternative form of minka