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HUMPBACKS
Noun
humpbacks
plural of humpback
Verb
humpbacks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humpback
Source: Wiktionary
HUMPBACK
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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