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Meanings of humpback whale in English

Portuguese
baleia jubarte

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

        baleia jubarte
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        Examples for "humpback"
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        But at other times, the humpback whales decided to stay and fight.
        BBC
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        A humpback whale, when it does this incredible spiraling in the water.
        Wired
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        In August you can also see humpback whales on their annual migration.
        News.com.au
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        The Consortium's next assessment on humpback whale numbers will be in 2016.
        Radio NZ
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        In August, coronavirus permitting, he will swim with humpback whales off Tonga.
        The Irish Times
        Usage of humpback whale in English
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        A humpback whale, when it does this incredible spiraling in the water.
        Wired
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        The Consortium's next assessment on humpback whale numbers will be in 2016.
        Radio NZ
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        On 14 occasions, the orcas attacked and killed a humpback whale calf.
        BBC
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        A humpback whale rescued from entanglement in fishing gear off of Cape Point.
        The South African
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        Hope continues to fade for a stranded humpback whale near Dargaville.
        Radio NZ
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        The humpback whale is currently listed as endangered throughout its range.
        Reuters
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        A young humpback whale was spotted by onlookers at the waterfront around midday.
        Radio NZ
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        The female humpback whale's calf died beside it on 6 August.
        Radio NZ
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        One of the exhibits will be a sequence of seven humpback whale foetuses.
        BBC
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        Facebook Twitter Pinterest A humpback whale lunge feeding, showing great expansion of throat.
        The Guardian
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        A young humpback whale has been spotted cruising through the Wellington Harbour this morning.
        Radio NZ
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        As we're in the sea, here's a kiteboarder casually riding over a humpback whale.
        The Guardian
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        In proportional terms, that's like a house cat holding on to a humpback whale.
        Wired
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        During that time, her pod attacked eight humpback whale calves.
        BBC
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        When marine biologists first spotted the humpback whale AHWC no.
        Wired
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        This after a large humpback whale carcass washed up on Strandfontein beach on Saturday afternoon.
        The South African
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