Humpback - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhʌmpbæk|
Brit.
|ˈhʌm(p)bæk|
noun
- an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column (syn: hunchback, kyphosis)
- a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine (syn: crookback, hunchback)
- large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
- a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine (syn: crookback, hunchback)
- large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives
Extra examples
We saw humpback whales broaching.
Word forms
noun
singular: humpback
plural: humpbacks
singular: humpback
plural: humpbacks
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