lahtivalas

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • minke whale, Balenoptera acutorostrata
  • southern minke whale, Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis the southern hemisphere population, sometimes regarded as separate species

Etymology

Compound from Finnish lahti (bay) + Finnish valas (whale).

Origin

Finnish

valas

Gloss

whale

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

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