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hump·back  (hmpbk)

n.

1. See hunchback.

2. A humped upper back.

3. A humpback whale.

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humpbacked adj.

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humpback

Noun

1. same as hunchback

2. Also called: (humpback whale) a large whalebone whale with a hump on its back

3. Also called: (humpback bridge) Brit a road bridge with a sharp slope on either side

humpbacked adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	humpback - an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column hunchback, kyphosis spinal curvature - an abnormal curvature of the vertebral column
	2.	humpback - a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine crookback, hunchback cripple - someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
	3.	humpback - large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae baleen whale, whalebone whale - whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water genus Megaptera, Megaptera - humpback whales

Translations

humpback [ˈhʌmpbæk] n → bossu(e);

(Brit) (also: humpback bridge) → dos-d'âne m

humpback [ˈhʌmpbæk] n → schiena d'asino;

(BRIT) (also: humpback bridge) → ponte m a schiena d'asino