Found 2 items, similar to humpback.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: humpback humpback n 1: an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column [syn: kyphosis, hunchback] 2: a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine [syn: hunchback, crookback] 3: large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives [syn: humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Humpback Humpback \Hump"back`\, n. [Cf. Hunchback.] 1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler. [1913 Webster] 2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) (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 Megaptera osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is Megaptera versabilis. (b) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America; the humpbacked salmon. [1913 Webster]