humpback

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hump·back /ˈhʌmpbæk/ noun [countable]  1. a humpback whale 座头鲸2. MIa hunchback 驼背

Examples from the Corpus

humpback• A little way along the lane is a humpback bridge that crosses a stream.• The numbers of humpback and fin whales had undergone similar increases.• Ken Bradshaw and I were singing songs to one another like a pair of humpback whales.• Roads with unexpected humpback bridges, tightening-radius corners and reasonably free of police and radar traps.

hump·back nounChineseSyllable  

humpback a Corpus whale

humpback

I

hump‧back /ˈhʌmpbæk/ noun [countable]
1. a humpback whale
2. a hunchback

II

ˌhumpback ˈwhale (also humpback) noun [countable]
a large whale

hump·backBrE /ˈhʌmpbæk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhʌmpbæk/ 🔊 noun = humpback whale = hunchback