Buckelwal

humpback whale

noun BU-kel-vaal Rare

Usage Note

Buckelwal (Megaptera novaeangliae) occasionally enters the North Sea and is tracked by German marine research vessels; its acrobatic breaching and complex song are central to whale-watching tourism and documentary programming.

Examples

"Ein verirrter Buckelwal wurde vor der Nordseeküste gefilmt."

Natural Translation

A lost humpback whale was filmed off the North Sea coast.

Literal Translation

A lost humpback-whale was off the North-Sea-coast filmed.

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