humpback
noun
hump·back
ˈhəmp-ˌbak 
for sense 1 also
-ˈbak
plural humpbacks
2
dated, offensive
: a person with a humpback
3
4
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Smallmouth bass already feast on humpback chub in the river’s upper section, where agencies spend millions of dollars annually to keep the intruders in check.
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ABC News, 26 May 2026
Later this year, Solace will host cetologists monitoring the humpback population in the Dominican Republic.
—Adam Erace, Fortune, 24 May 2026
One night, Jenna Wallace, a veterinarian in Hawaii who had worked with dolphins and orcas, but not with humpbacks, was reading about the whale in bed after a few glasses of wine.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
At birth, humpback calves range between 16 and 18 feet long and initially weigh over 1,000 pounds, according to the National Parks Service.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 26 May 2026
Later this year, Solace will host cetologists monitoring the humpback population in the Dominican Republic.
—Adam Erace, Fortune, 24 May 2026
One night, Jenna Wallace, a veterinarian in Hawaii who had worked with dolphins and orcas, but not with humpbacks, was reading about the whale in bed after a few glasses of wine.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
At birth, humpback calves range between 16 and 18 feet long and initially weigh over 1,000 pounds, according to the National Parks Service.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
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humpback
noun
hump·back
ˈhəmp-ˌbak
humpbacked
adjective
-ˈbakt
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