humpback

A humpback whale is a big marine animal that you see in the ocean. They have a big hump on their back, which helps them to move through the water.

  • The humpback whales are migrating to their winter home.

  • The humpback whales are very friendly and often swim close to the shore.

Definition of humpback

noun

an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

Synonyms:

hunchback, kyphosis

noun

a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine

Synonyms:

crookback, hunchback

noun

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

Synonyms:

humpback whale, megaptera novaeangliae

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Example Sentences for humpback

  • 1

    As spawning season approaches, the fish acquire a humpback and protuberant jaw.

  • 2

    The humpback whale is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whale suborder.

  • 3

    Humpback Bay is the site of the former Porcher Island Cannery, now derelict.

  • 4

    Humpback hales are easy to identify.

  • 5

    Humpback whale is not a proper noun.

  • 6

    It is currently used in humpback whale.

  • 7

    Most of these animals are of the humpbacked zebu breed.

  • 8

    The humpback and bryde's whale are included in this publication.

  • 9

    The humpback social structure is loose knit.

  • 10

    This is a miniature version of the humpback whale's strategy.