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n. - Large whale with a distinctive physical feature for which it is named;

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  • The humpback, which is believed to be a young male, had not been sighted before in Irish waters.
  • Doug Nowacek, Ari Friedlaender and colleagues 'expedition to tag humpback and minke whales in the Antarctic
  • As a result the destroyed vertebrae sink or rather settle down and cause a curvature of the spine, in other words a humpback.
  • The scientists who fitted out the Voyager probe decided that the song of the humpback was the best way to greet any possible aliens.
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