| n. | 1. | A crooked back; a humped back. |
| 2. | A humpbacked person; a hunchback. | |
| 3. | (Zool.) 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 Megaptera osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is Megaptera versabilis. |
| Noun | 1. | humpback - an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column |
| 2. | humpback - a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine | |
| 3. | humpback - 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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