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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. . . .