HUMPBACK WHALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does humpback whale mean? 

• HUMPBACK WHALE (noun)
  The noun HUMPBACK WHALE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HUMPBACK WHALE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HUMPBACK WHALE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

humpback; humpback whale; Megaptera novaeangliae

Hypernyms ("humpback whale" is a kind of...):

baleen whale; whalebone whale (whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water)

Holonyms ("humpback whale" is a member of...):

genus Megaptera; Megaptera (humpback whales)

 Context examples 

In the Brazilian coast, according to Gonçalves, there are 33 species, including the humpback whale, the right whale, Bryde's whale, the fin whale,and the sperm whale, which gained popularity with Moby Dick.

(Brazil to support South Atlantic whale sanctuary bid, Agência BRASIL)