humpback dolphin

noun

Any of the genus Sousa of oceanic dolphins, characterized by a conspicuous hump and an elongated dorsal fin on the backs of adults.

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Meanings

nounhumpback dolphin (plural humpback dolphins)

plural humpback dolphins

  1. Any of the genus Sousa of oceanic dolphins, characterized by a conspicuous hump and an elongated dorsal fin on the backs of adults.
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