humpback whale


humpback whale

noun

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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