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Webster 1913 Edition
Humpback
1.
A crooked back; a humped back.
Tatler.
2.
A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
3.
(Zool.)
(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 Megaptera osphyia
of America; that of the California coasts is Megaptera versabilis
. (b)
A small salmon (
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
), of the northwest coast of America; the humpbacked salmon
. Webster 1828 Edition
Humpback
HUMP'BACK
,Noun.
Definition 2024
humpback
humpback
English
Noun
humpback (plural humpbacks)
- A humped back
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Tatler to this entry?)
- A person with a humpback: hunchback
- A person who suffers from kyphosis
- A humpback whale
- A humpback salmon.
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humped back
humpbacked person
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