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humpback whale

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humpback whale
n.
A baleen whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) having a rounded back and long knobby flippers. Humpback whales communicate using complex, distinctive songs that identify individuals and play an important role in mating.
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humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
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Noun1.humpback whale - large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it diveshumpback whale - large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
Megaptera novaeangliae, humpback
baleen whale, whalebone whale - whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
genus Megaptera, Megaptera - humpback whales
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