Meanings
plural humpback whales
- A species of baleen whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Humpback whales often display "inquisitive, friendly behavior" toward boats and humans, according to Jodi Frediani, a marine wildlife photographer and paper co-author.
2025 June 10, Julia Jacobo, “How humpback whales are playfully communicating with humans, according to scientists”, in ABC NewsSynonyms: humpback
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA species of baleen whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
More synonyms by meaning
nounlarge whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian гърбат кит
- гърбат кит (gărbat kit)Megaptera novaeangliae
Catalan balena amb gep
- balena amb gepMegaptera novaeangliae
Chinese Mandarin 座頭鯨 /座头鲸
- 座頭鯨 /座头鲸 (zuòtóujīng)Megaptera novaeangliae
Czech keporkak
- keporkakMegaptera novaeangliae
Danish pukkelhval
- pukkelhvalMegaptera novaeangliae
Dutch bultrug
- bultrugMegaptera novaeangliae
Esperanto ĝiba baleno
- ĝiba balenoMegaptera novaeangliae
Estonian küürvaal, pikkloibvaal
- küürvaalMegaptera novaeangliae
- pikkloibvaalMegaptera novaeangliae
Finnish ryhävalas
- ryhävalasMegaptera novaeangliae
French baleine à bosse
- baleine à bosseMegaptera novaeangliae
German Buckelwal
- BuckelwalMegaptera novaeangliae
Hawaiian koholā, koholā kuapiʻo
- koholāMegaptera novaeangliae
- koholā kuapiʻoMegaptera novaeangliae
Hungarian hosszúszárnyú bálna
- hosszúszárnyú bálnaMegaptera novaeangliae
Icelandic hnúfubakur
- hnúfubakurMegaptera novaeangliae
Italian megattera
- megatteraMegaptera novaeangliae
Japanese 座頭鯨
- 座頭鯨 (zatōkujira)Megaptera novaeangliae
Korean 흑고래
- 흑고래 (heukgorae)Megaptera novaeangliae
Malay paus kelasa
- paus kelasaMegaptera novaeangliae
Māori paikea
- paikeaMegaptera novaeangliae
Norwegian Bokmål knølhval, knølkval
- knølhvalMegaptera novaeangliae
- knølkvalMegaptera novaeangliae
Polish humbak, długopłetwiec
- humbakMegaptera novaeangliae
- długopłetwiecMegaptera novaeangliae
- długopłetwiec oceanicznyMegaptera novaeangliae
Portuguese baleia-corcunda, baleia-jubarte
- baleia-corcundaMegaptera novaeangliae
- baleia-jubarteMegaptera novaeangliae
Romanian balenă cu cocoașă, jubartă
- balenă cu cocoașăMegaptera novaeangliae
- jubartăMegaptera novaeangliae
Russian длиннору́кий кит, кит-горба́ч
- длиннору́кий кит (dlinnorúkij kit)Megaptera novaeangliae
- кит-горба́ч (kit-gorbáč)Megaptera novaeangliae
- горба́тый кит (gorbátyj kit)Megaptera novaeangliae
- горба́ч (gorbáč)Megaptera novaeangliae
- длиннору́кий полоса́тик (dlinnorúkij polosátik)Megaptera novaeangliae
Spanish yubarta, ballena jorobada
- yubartaMegaptera novaeangliae
- ballena jorobadaMegaptera novaeangliae
- megápteraMegaptera novaeangliae
- gabarteMegaptera novaeangliae
- xibarteMegaptera novaeangliae
Swahili nyangumi-kibyongo
- nyangumi-kibyongoMegaptera novaeangliae
Swedish knölval
- knölvalMegaptera novaeangliae
Turkish kambur balina
- kambur balinaMegaptera novaeangliae
Ukrainian горбатий кит, горбач
- горбатий кит (horbatyj kyt)Megaptera novaeangliae
- горбач (horbač)Megaptera novaeangliae
Vietnamese cá voi lưng gù
- cá voi lưng gùMegaptera novaeangliae
Cite this entry
humpback whale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humpback%20whale
“humpback whale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humpback%20whale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humpback whale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humpback%20whale.
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