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 humpback humpback /ˈhʌmpˌbæk/

noun

  1. Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives  ( humpback , humpback whale , Megaptera novaeangliae )
    large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
  2. A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine  ( crookback , humpback , hunchback )
    a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
  3. An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column  ( humpback , hunchback , kyphosis )
    an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column