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語源

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.

発音

• IPA: /ˈmɪŋki/
• 韻: -ɪŋki
• Homophone: minky

名詞

minke (plural minkes)

1. Ellipsis of minke whale.
   • 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.

下位語

• (minke whale): Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Balaenoptera bonaerensis

参照

アナグラム

• kenim, mekin