DCHP-1 Online
humpback whale † 
a large whale, Megaptera nodosa.
See also: humpback (def. 1)
- 1832 A vast number of hump-back whales . . . have been taken this season, 1830, by the fishermen belonging to this establishment.
- 1965 The schooner Kate captured 12 "humpback" whales in quick succession. . . .
- 1832 A vast number of hump-back whales . . . have been taken this season, 1830, by the fishermen belonging to this establishment.