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HUMPBACK
humpback, humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
(noun) large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
humpback, hunchback, crookback
(noun) a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
kyphosis, humpback, hunchback
(noun) an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
humpback (plural humpbacks)
A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
(by extension) A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal.
(figurative) A rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill.
(derogatory, now, offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.
Synonyms: crookback, hunchback
A humpback whale.
A humpback salmon.
Verb
humpback (third-person singular simple present humpbacks, present participle humpbacking, simple past and past participle humpbacked)
To hunt humpback whales.
Source: Wiktionary
Hump"back`, n. Etym: [Cf. Hunchback.]
1. A crooked back; a humped back. Tatler.
2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized 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. osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is M. versabilis. (b) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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