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Look up: humpback

  1. humpback
    [n] - a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine 2. [n] - large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Humpback
    Hump'back` noun [ Confer Hunchback .] 1. A crooked back; a humped back. Tatler. 2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback. 3. (Zoology) (a) Any whale of the genus Megaptera , characterized by a h...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/70

  3. humpback
    1. A crooked back; a humped back. ... 2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback. ... 3. <marine biology> 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. Osp...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. humpback
    humpback whale noun large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Humpback
    • (n.) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America. • (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 ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. humpback
    • an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
    • a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
    • large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives

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  7. humpback
    humpback: see hunchback.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09145

  8. humpback
    Type: Term Pronunciation: hŭmp′bak Definitions: 1. Nonmedical term for kyphosis or gibbus.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

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