Definition of Humpback whale

1. Noun. Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives.

Exact synonyms: Humpback, Megaptera Novaeangliae
Generic synonyms: Baleen Whale, Whalebone Whale
Group relationships: Genus Megaptera, Megaptera

Definition of Humpback whale

1. Noun. A baleen whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Humpback Whale

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Literary usage of Humpback whale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Denizens of the Deep by Frank Thomas Bullen (1904)
"Towards this fierce barrier there hurried nervously a mother humpback whale. She was of moderate size, about forty-five feet long by thirty in girth, ..."

2. Hunting in the Arctic and Alaska by Edward Marshall Scull (1914)
"We were aroused early next morning to look at a young humpback whale which lay dead, floating on its back. Its enormous fore-flippers extended far to each ..."

3. The Voyage of Sabra: An Ecological Cruise Through the Caribbean, With Extras by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"The humpback whale Marine Sanctuary and Other Marine Parks Sabra had a unique opportunity to sail through the newly designated Silver Bank humpback whale ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... the representative of a genus of whalebone whales distinguished by the great length of the flippers. This whale (or a closely humpback whale (Megaptera ..."

5. Icelandby Cathy Harlow by Cathy Harlow (2004)
"Whales and Dolphins The following cetacean species are found in the seas around Iceland: Blue Whale Finback Whale Sei Whale humpback whale Minke Whale Sperm ..."

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