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Humpbacked
Humpbacked Hump"backed`, a. Having a humped back.
Humpback
Humpback Hump"back`, n. [Cf. Hunchback.] 1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler. 2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback. 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 M. osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is M. versabilis. (b) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America.

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- Humpback may refer to: Humpback whale Humpback dolphin Humpback salmon Humpback bridge Humpback, a common name for the fish Chanodichthys dabryi Humpback...
- The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species...
- A humpback bridge (or hump bridge) is an arch bridge where the deck follows the curve of the arch, rising from ramps on either side to the crown of the...
- Humpback dolphins are members of the genus Sousa. These dolphins are characterized by the con****uous humps and elongated dorsal fins found on the backs...
- The Little Humpbacked Horse is a Russian literary fairy tale. The title may also refer to: The Little Humpbacked Horse (ballet), a 1864 ballet and many...
- Humpback Rocks is a m****ive greenstone outcropping near the peak of Humpback Mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Augusta County and Nelson County,...
- Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphin sanctuary on the Taiwanese coast, stretching from Miaoli County to Chiayi County. The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin is also...
- article: The Little Humpbacked Horse Russian Wikisource has original text related to this article: Конёк-горбунок (Ершов) The Little Humpbacked Horse (Konyok-Gorbunok)...
- at the nape. This stocky and strange visual effect gives it the unique humpbacked appearance. In addition, there has been genetic evidence of increased...
- The humpback chub (Gila cypha) is a federally protected fish that lived originally in fast waters of the Colorado River system in the United States. This...