minke

As nouns the difference between mine and minke

is that mine is an excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels while minke is a minke whale, one of two species of baleen whales within Balaenoptera, the northern-dwelling species of which is often seen in coastal waters.

As a pronoun mine

is my; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.

As a verb mine

is to remove (ore) from the ground.

As a proper noun balaenoptera

is .

As a noun minke is

a minke whale, one of two species of baleen whales within balaenoptera , the northern-dwelling species of which is often seen in coastal waters.

As nouns the difference between baleen and minke

is that baleen is (physiology|uncountable) the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, mysticeti , which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry while minke is a minke whale, one of two species of baleen whales within balaenoptera , the northern-dwelling species of which is often seen in coastal waters.