HUMPBACK WHALE
\hˈʌmpbak wˈe͡ɪl], \hˈʌmpbak wˈeɪl], \h_ˈʌ_m_p_b_a_k w_ˈeɪ_l]\
Definitions of HUMPBACK WHALE
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By Princeton University
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Large marine mammals of the order Cetacea. In the past, they were commercially valued for whale oil, for their flesh as human food and in animal feed and fertilizer, and for baleen. The sperm whale produces AMBERGRIS, an intestinal secretion used in perfumery. (From Webster, 3d ed)
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