About The Word Humpback
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Humpback
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What's The Definition Of Humpback?
[n] large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
[n] a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine [n] an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column Synonyms | Synonyms for Humpback: crookback | humpback whale | hunchback | hunchback | kyphosis | Megaptera novaeangliae Related Terms | Find terms related to Humpback: See Also | baleen whale | cripple | genus Megaptera | Megaptera | spinal curvature | whalebone whale Humpback In Webster's Dictionary \Hump"back`\, n. [Cf. {Hunchback}.]
1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler.
2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any whale of the genus {Megaptera}, characterized by a
hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known.
The most common ones in the North Atlantic are
{Megaptera longimana} of Europe, and {M. osphyia} of
America; that of the California coasts is {M.
versabilis}.
(b) A small salmon ({Oncorhynchus gorbuscha}), of the
northwest coast of America.
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