Finner vs. Whale — What's the Difference?

A finback whale.

Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. They are an informal grouping within the infraorder Cetacea, which usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

A finback whale.

Any of various marine mammals of the order Cetacea; a cetacean.

Any of various larger members of this order, including the blue whale, humpback whale, and right whale, in contrast to the porpoises and dolphins.

(Informal) An impressive example

To engage in the hunting of whales.

To strike or hit repeatedly and forcefully; thrash.

To strike or hit (a ball) with great force.

To strike or hit a person or thing repeatedly and forcefully

To swing at a ball with great effort, especially repeatedly.

To attack vehemently

Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

(by extension) Any species of Cetacea.

(figuratively) Something, or someone, that is very large.

Something, or someone, that is excellent.

(gambling) In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable.

An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.

A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them.

(intransitive) To hunt for whales.

To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.

Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone.

A very large person; impressive in size or qualities

Any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

Hunt for whales