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The humpback whale is approximately four times larger than the closely related common minke whale, and the orca whale can be 20 times larger than the closely related bottlenose dolphin.
—Athena Aktipis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2021
That breaks down to 150 bryde's whales, 52 common minke whales and 25 sei whales.
—Ivan Watson, CNN, 2 July 2019
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First Known Use
2002, in the meaning defined above
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“Common minke whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20minke%20whale. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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