humpback whale

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noun

: a type of large whale that has a curved back and very long flippers

Full Definition of HUMPBACK WHALE

:  a large baleen whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that is black above and white below and has very long flippers, and fleshy tubercles along the snout

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First Known Use of HUMPBACK WHALE

1725

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