humpback
1Humpback — may refer to:* Humpback whale * Humpback dolphin * Humpback salmon * Humpback, a variant of hunchback …
2Humpback — Hump back , n. [Cf. {Hunchback}.] 1. A crooked back; a humped back. Tatler. [1913 Webster] 2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any whale of the genus {Megaptera}, characterized by a hump or bunch on the back.… …
3Humpback — Humpback, s. Buckelwal …
4humpback — [hump′bak΄] n. 1. a humped, deformed back; kyphosis 2. HUNCHBACK (sense 2) ☆ 3. a large rorqual whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with long flippers and a raised, rounded back ☆ 4. a male pink salmon at the time it travels up rivers to spawn… …
5humpback — UK [ˈhʌmpˌbæk] / US noun [countable] Word forms humpback : singular humpback plural humpbacks a humpback whale …
6humpback — [[t]hʌ̱mpbæk[/t]] humpbacks N COUNT A humpback or a humpback whale is a large whale with a curved back …
7humpback — noun Date: 1697 1. a humped or crooked back; also kyphosis 2. hunchback 1 3. humpback whale 4. pink salmon …
8humpback — /hump bak /, n. 1. a back that is humped in a convex position. 2. kyphosis. 3. the humpback whale. [1690 1700; appar. back formation from HUMPBACKED] * * * …
9humpback — noun a) A humped back b) A person with a humpback: hunchback See Also: hump …
10humpback — noun Humpback is used before these nouns: ↑bridge …
