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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



... "That old humpback rattlesnake oil man must have come to life again, just like Rip Van Winkle," declared Nuthin, who seemed to have heard the story somewhere; "and could you blame him for wanting ham, after sniffing the delicious smells that went up from this camp last ...
— The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour - The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain • George A. Warren


Words linked to "Humpback" :   cripple, spinal curvature, baleen whale, genus Megaptera, whalebone whale, Megaptera


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