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Definition of
humpback noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
humpback
noun
/ˈhʌmpbæk/
/ˈhʌmpbæk/
(also
humpback whale
)
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a large
whale
(= a very large sea animal) with a back that is like a
hump
in shape
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