humpback whale

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʌmpbæk ˌweɪl/
  • (without the wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈhʌmpbæk ˌʍeɪl/
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Noun

humpback whale (plural humpback whales)

  1. A species of baleen whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
    Synonym: humpback
    • 2025 June 10, Julia Jacobo, “How humpback whales are playfully communicating with humans, according to scientists”, in ABC News‎[1]:
      Humpback whales often display "inquisitive, friendly behavior" toward boats and humans, according to Jodi Frediani, a marine wildlife photographer and paper co-author.

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