Humpback

['hʌm(p)bæk] or ['hʌmpbæk]

Definition

(noun.) large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives.

(noun.) a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine.

Edited by Erna--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A crooked back; a humped back.

(n.) A humpbacked person; a hunchback.

(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.

(n.) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America.

Checker: Lorrie

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Crooked back.[2]. Hunchback.

Editor: Philip