Associations to the word «Humpback»

Wiktionary

HUMPBACK, noun. A humped back
HUMPBACK, noun. A person with a humpback: hunchback
HUMPBACK, noun. A person who suffers from kyphosis
HUMPBACK, noun. A humpback whale
HUMPBACK, noun. A humpback salmon.
HUMPBACK SALMON, noun. A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), which ascends Pacific coast rivers of Asia and of America from California to Alaska.
HUMPBACK SALMONS, noun. Plural of humpback salmon
HUMPBACK WHALE, noun. A species of baleen whale, Megaptera novaeangliae.
HUMPBACK WHALES, noun. Plural of humpback whale

Dictionary definition

HUMPBACK, noun. An abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column.
HUMPBACK, noun. A person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine.
HUMPBACK, noun. Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives.

Wise words

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