meaning of humpback
1. A crooked back; a humped back.
2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
3. 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.
4. A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America.
5. large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
Related Words
humpback | humpback whale | humpbacked |
