Definition
a whale with a distinctive large hump on its back; also used to describe any person or animal with a curved spine.
Etymology
Compound of 'hump' and 'back,' referring to the prominent hump visible on the whale's back. The term was used for the whale species since at least the 1700s.
Kelly Says
Humpback whales migrate 16,000 miles annually—the longest migration of any mammal—and they sing incredibly complex songs that change each year, making them some of the ocean's greatest travelers and musicians combined.
Translations
ARالعربية
والسوط
al-wa-lis-uṭ
BNবাংলা
গর্বাচালী স্থলজ
gor-ba-cha-lee sthala-j
CACatalà
ballena de dors
bah-ye-na deh dors
CSČeština
humpback velryba
hump-bak vel-RY-bah
DADansk
humpbackhval
hump-bak-hval
DEDeutsch
Buckelwal
BUK-əl-val
ELΕλληνικά
φάλαινα με πλάτη
fa-lay-na me pla-tee
ESEspañol
ballena jorobada
bah-YEH-nah ho-roh-BAH-dah
FISuomi
selkäevävalas
sel-kä-evä-va-las
FRFrançais
baleine à bosse
ba-lein ah bohs
HIहिन्दी
हंपबैक व्हेल
ham-pak vehl
HUMagyar
humpback bálna
hump-bak ba-lna
IDBahasa Indonesia
paus bungkuk
paus bung-kuk
ITItaliano
balena a coste
ba-LEH-nah ah kohs-teh
MSBahasa Melayu
paus bungkuk
paus bung-kuk
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုးပြား
kye-o-pya
NLNederlands
vinvis
vin-vis
NONorsk
humpbackhval
hump-bak-hval
PLPolski
wieloryb
vye-loh-ryb
PTPortuguês
baleia-jubarte
bah-lay-ah-zhu-BAR-teh
RORomână
balenă cu cocoa
bah-le-nah koo ko-ah
RUРусский
горбатый кит
gor-ba-tyy kit
SVSvenska
knölval
nyol-val
SWKiswahili
pumbaa
pum-baa
TAதமிழ்
கருப்பு வாலி
kar-puu vaa-lee
TEతెలుగు
గొంతుకొండ
go-n-tu-ko-nda
THไทย
วาฬหลังพับ
wahl-lang-phap
TLTL
balenang may-kumpas
ba-len-ang may-kumpas
TRTürkçe
kutup balinası
ku-tUP ba-lee-nah-see
UKУкраїнська
кашалот
ka-sha-lot
VITiếng Việt
cá voi gù
cah-voi goo
ZUZU
inkanyamba
in-ka-nya-mba