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humpback

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As a noun, humpback means a humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine). As a verb, it means hunt humpback whales.

Meanings of humpback

9 meanings

noun

  1. A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).

  2. A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal.

  3. figurativeA rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill.

  4. derogatorynow offensiveA person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.

  5. A humpback whale.

  6. A humpback salmon.

  7. An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

    Similar: kyphosis, hunchback

  8. Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it divesanimal

    Similar: humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae

verb

  1. To hunt humpback whales.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
kyphosishunchback
noun: a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvat…
hunchbackcrookback
noun: large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for archin…
humpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliae

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