bultrug
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either from bult (“hump”) + rug (“back”) or a shortening of bultrugwalvis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bultrug m (plural bultruggen, diminutive bultruggetje n or bultrugje n)
- A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). [from ca. 1950s]
- (dated) A humpback or arched back. [from early 20th c.]
Derived terms[edit]
- bultrugwalvis (possibly)