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1. (n.) humpback
a back that is humped in a convex position.
Etymology: (1690–1700; appar. back formation from humpbacked)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) kyphosis, humpback, hunchback
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
2. (noun) humpback, hunchback, crookback
a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine
3. (noun) humpback, humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
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1. (noun) humpback
a crooked back; a humped back
2. (noun) humpback
a humpbacked person; a hunchback
3. (noun) humpback
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. (noun) humpback
a small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America
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Sense: a back with a hump.
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 Afrikaans: boggelrug |
 Arabic: ظَهْرٌ مُحَدَّب |
 Bulgarian: гърбав човек |
 Brazilian: corcunda |
 Czech: hrbáč |
 German: der Buckel |
 Danish: pukkelryg |
 Greek: πλάτη με καμπούρα |
 Spanish: joroba; jorobado |
 Estonian: küürselg |
 Farsi: گوژپشت |
 Finnish: kyttyräselkä |
 French: bossu/-ue |
 Hebrew: חֲטוֹטֶרֶת |
 Hindi: कूबड़ |
 Croatian: grbavac |
 Hungarian: púpos ember |
 Indonesian: berpunggung bungkuk |
 Icelandic: kryppa, herðakistill |
 Italian: gibbosità |
 Japanese: せむし |
 Korean: 꼽추 |
 Lithuanian: kupra |
 Latvian: kupris; kuprītis (cilvēks |
 Malay: si bongkok |
 Dutch: bochel |
 Norwegian: pukkelrygg |
 Polish: garb |
 Persian: گوژپشت |
 Pashto: ډوډتلی |
 Portuguese: corcunda |
 Romanian: cocoşat |
 Russian: горб |
 Slovak: hrbáč |
 Slovenian: grbav hrbet, grbavec |
 Serbian: grbava leđa |
 Swedish: puckelrygg |
 Thai: หลังค่อม |
 Turkish: kambur |
 Taiwanese: 駝背 |
 Ukrainian: горб |
 Urdu: پیٹھ کا کب |
 Vietnamese: lưng gù; lưng có bướu |
 Chinese: 驼背 |
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