Definition of humpback Humpback

/hʌˈmpbæˌk/ - [humpbak] - hump•back

We found 15 definitions of humpback from 5 different sources.

What does humpback mean?

Noun Plural: humpbacks
humpback - large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
		humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
		baleen whale, whalebone whale whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
humpback - a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
		hunchback, crookback
		cripple someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
humpback - an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
		kyphosis, hunchback
		spinal curvature an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column

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humpback (n.)
A crooked back; a humped back.
humpback (n.)
A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
humpback (n.)
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.
humpback (n.)
A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America.

humpback
An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column.
humpback
A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine.