Definition of humpback in English:

humpback

nounˈhʌm(p)bakˈhəmpˌbæk

1A baleen whale which has a hump (instead of a dorsal fin) and long white flippers.
Megaptera novaeangliae, family Balaenopteridae
Example sentencesExamples
- About a dozen whales have been spotted to date, mostly humpbacks, and five have been darted.
- Visitors to the site where a humpback whale beached itself at the weekend were shocked to discover the mammal had already been put down yesterday.
- It's not unusual to see dolphins cavorting near the boat when in the tropics, but during one trip we saw a humpback whale lumbering along in its own beautiful way.
- For a musician it would be difficult, if not impossible, to define the sounds of the humpback whale without using musical terms.
- The humpback whale creates the most complex, long-lasting, repetitive sound patterns of any non-human animal on our planet.
2A small salmon with dark spots on the back, native to the North Pacific and introduced into the north-western Atlantic.
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, family Salmonidae
Also called pink salmon
3
another term for hunchback
Example sentencesExamples
- Stricken with Pott's disease when just a boy, he scarcely grew taller after that and was left with a humpback created by a deformed spine.

Derivatives

humpbacked

adjectiveˈhʌm(p)baktˈhəmpˌbækt

She described a hideous humpbacked creature with stumpy horns, and bristles down the back of a long neck.
Example sentencesExamples
- And you can end up looking like a hunchback: The incline platform prods you into a humpbacked posture.
- Camel racing, a favorite pastime in the Middle East, has taken flack from human-rights advocates for the young boys imported to jockey the humpbacked desert beasts.
- The humpbacked gardener emptied the saucepan onto the roots of the flame trees, his favorites, and doused them with water drawn from the river several miles away.
- The humpbacked whale which has been recorded as being in West Cork waters over the past five years returned in August.

Definition of humpback in US English:

humpback

nounˈhəmpˌbakˈhəmpˌbæk

1A baleen whale that has a hump (instead of a dorsal fin) and long white flippers. It is noted for its lengthy vocalizations or “songs.”.
Megaptera novaeangliae, family Balaenopteridae
Example sentencesExamples
- For a musician it would be difficult, if not impossible, to define the sounds of the humpback whale without using musical terms.
- Visitors to the site where a humpback whale beached itself at the weekend were shocked to discover the mammal had already been put down yesterday.
- The humpback whale creates the most complex, long-lasting, repetitive sound patterns of any non-human animal on our planet.
- It's not unusual to see dolphins cavorting near the boat when in the tropics, but during one trip we saw a humpback whale lumbering along in its own beautiful way.
- About a dozen whales have been spotted to date, mostly humpbacks, and five have been darted.
2
another term for pink salmon
3
another term for hunchback
Example sentencesExamples
- Stricken with Pott's disease when just a boy, he scarcely grew taller after that and was left with a humpback created by a deformed spine.

单词	humpback
释义	Definition of humpback in English: humpback nounˈhʌm(p)bakˈhəmpˌbæk 1A baleen whale which has a hump (instead of a dorsal fin) and long white flippers. Megaptera novaeangliae, family Balaenopteridae Example sentencesExamples About a dozen whales have been spotted to date, mostly humpbacks, and five have been darted. Visitors to the site where a humpback whale beached itself at the weekend were shocked to discover the mammal had already been put down yesterday. It's not unusual to see dolphins cavorting near the boat when in the tropics, but during one trip we saw a humpback whale lumbering along in its own beautiful way. For a musician it would be difficult, if not impossible, to define the sounds of the humpback whale without using musical terms. The humpback whale creates the most complex, long-lasting, repetitive sound patterns of any non-human animal on our planet. 2A small salmon with dark spots on the back, native to the North Pacific and introduced into the north-western Atlantic. Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, family Salmonidae Also called pink salmon 3 another term for hunchback Example sentencesExamples Stricken with Pott's disease when just a boy, he scarcely grew taller after that and was left with a humpback created by a deformed spine. Derivatives humpbacked adjectiveˈhʌm(p)baktˈhəmpˌbækt She described a hideous humpbacked creature with stumpy horns, and bristles down the back of a long neck. Example sentencesExamples And you can end up looking like a hunchback: The incline platform prods you into a humpbacked posture. Camel racing, a favorite pastime in the Middle East, has taken flack from human-rights advocates for the young boys imported to jockey the humpbacked desert beasts. The humpbacked gardener emptied the saucepan onto the roots of the flame trees, his favorites, and doused them with water drawn from the river several miles away. The humpbacked whale which has been recorded as being in West Cork waters over the past five years returned in August. Definition of humpback in US English: humpback nounˈhəmpˌbakˈhəmpˌbæk 1A baleen whale that has a hump (instead of a dorsal fin) and long white flippers. It is noted for its lengthy vocalizations or “songs.”. Megaptera novaeangliae, family Balaenopteridae Example sentencesExamples For a musician it would be difficult, if not impossible, to define the sounds of the humpback whale without using musical terms. Visitors to the site where a humpback whale beached itself at the weekend were shocked to discover the mammal had already been put down yesterday. The humpback whale creates the most complex, long-lasting, repetitive sound patterns of any non-human animal on our planet. It's not unusual to see dolphins cavorting near the boat when in the tropics, but during one trip we saw a humpback whale lumbering along in its own beautiful way. About a dozen whales have been spotted to date, mostly humpbacks, and five have been darted. 2 another term for pink salmon 3 another term for hunchback Example sentencesExamples Stricken with Pott's disease when just a boy, he scarcely grew taller after that and was left with a humpback created by a deformed spine.
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