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How to pronounce humpback in American English
“humpback” pronunciation by American speakers
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And this, humpback whales there.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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Ted Kennedy: "We have the largest population of endangered humpback chub anywhere in the basin."
USGS
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a blue whale from a humpback whale from a snapping shrimp so all of these animals
NSF
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