humpback

1. (noun) large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
Synonyms: Megaptera novaeangliae, humpback whale
Related Words: baleen whale, whalebone whale

2. (noun) a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
Synonyms: crookback, hunchback
Related Words: cripple

3. (noun) an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
Synonyms: hunchback, kyphosis
Related Words: spinal curvature



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