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Humpback   /hˈəmpbˌæk/   Listen
Humpback

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





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"Humpback" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Humpback is lucky. We called him Humpy Joe because when it came to running he could sure get up ...
— Going Some • Rex Beach


Words linked to "Humpback" :   spinal curvature, crookback, cripple, genus Megaptera, humpback whale, baleen whale, kyphosis, hunchback, whalebone whale, Megaptera, Megaptera novaeangliae


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