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humpie

humpie noun: a humpback salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha.

humpie: a humpback salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
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Noun

humpie (plural humpies)

  1. A humpback salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha.
    • There was a lot of snagging at first, of humpies too tired to resist, of deadfall trailing limbs in the water, but after a while Gregor caught and by a miracle landed a two-pound rainbow and everyone began fishing in earnest.1999, Dana Stabenow, Hunter's Moon, →ISBN, page 44
    • Humpies travel in schools on or near the surface, so the dorsal fin can be easily spotted.2011, Warren Miller, Lurching from One Near Disaster to the Next, →ISBN

Forms of humpie

pluralhumpies

Origin of humpie

From the shape of the body, which has a hump behind the head.

Questions about humpie

What does humpie mean?
Humpie means a humpback salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha.
What part of speech is humpie?
Humpie is a noun.
What is the plural of humpie?
The plural of humpie is humpies.

Words near humpie in the dictionary

  1. Humphrieses
  2. Humphris
  3. Humphry
  4. Humphrys
  5. humphs
  6. humpie
  7. humpier
  8. humpies
  9. humpiest
  10. humpily
  11. humpin'

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