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humpback

/ˈhʌmpbæk/

Translations

humpbacknoun

humpbacks

/ˈhʌmpbæk/

baleine à bosseSens zoologique.

The humpback is one of the most well-known whales in the ocean.

La baleine à bosse est l’une des baleines les plus connues de l’océan.

bossuPersonne ayant le dos voûté.

The humpback lived alone at the edge of the village.

Le bossu vivait seul à l’orée du village.

bosseProtubérance sur le dos d’une personne ou d’un animal.

The old horse had a small humpback on its back.

Le vieux cheval avait une petite bosse sur le dos.

Additional translations

bossueForme féminine de bossu.

Synonyms

humpback whale

humpbackadjective

more humpback

Comp.

most humpback

Super.

/ˈhʌmp.bæk/

Used both descriptively for something having a hump and attributively for things related to humpback whales.

bossuQui a une bosse ou le dos voûté.

The humpback camel trudged across the desert.

Le chameau bossu avançait péniblement à travers le désert.

Additional translations

à bosseEmploi attributif pour les animaux, notamment les baleines.

Synonyms

Definitions

humpbacknoun

A large whale with a distinctive body shape, known for its long pectoral fins and knobbly head, often seen breaching and slapping the water.

The humpback whale is known for its complex songs and acrobatic displays.

A pronounced hump or rounded protuberance on the back of a person or animal.

Years of heavy labour had given the farmer a noticeable humpback.

A person (or, occasionally, an animal) whose back is hunched or deformed.

Medieval folklore often portrayed a humpback as a mysterious hermit.

humpbackadjective

Having a hump; humped; humpbacked.

The humpback camel trudged across the desert.

Attributive: relating to or characteristic of humpback whales.

Scientists recorded humpback songs during the migration.