Definition of Humpback

1. Noun. An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column.

Exact synonyms: Hunchback, Kyphosis
Generic synonyms: Spinal Curvature
Derivative terms: Kyphotic

2. Noun. A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
Exact synonyms: Crookback, Hunchback
Generic synonyms: Cripple
Derivative terms: Crookback

3. Noun. Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives.
Exact synonyms: Humpback Whale, Megaptera Novaeangliae
Generic synonyms: Baleen Whale, Whalebone Whale
Group relationships: Genus Megaptera, Megaptera

Definition of Humpback

1. n. A crooked back; a humped back.

Definition of Humpback

1. a humped back [n -S]

Medical Definition of Humpback

1. 1. A crooked back; a humped back. 2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback. 3. Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterised 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. A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America. Compare: Hunchback. (06 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Humpback

humor aquosus
humor vitreus
humour
humour
humoured
humouring
humourist
humourless
humourlessly
humourous
humours
humous
hump
hump
humpback (current term)
humpback (current term)
humpbacked
humpbacks
humpback whale
humped
humpen
humpens
humper
Humperdinck
humpers
humph
humphed
humphing
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Davy

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