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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.

Meaning of Humpbacks from wikipedia

- natural predators of humpback whales. The bodies of humpbacks host barnacles and whale lice. Like other large whales, the humpback was a target for the...
- Humpback may refer to: Humpback whale Humpback dolphin Humpback salmon Humpback bridge Humpback, a common name for the fish Chanodichthys dabryi Humpback...
- 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 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...
- The humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis), also known as the panther grouper, (in Australia) barramundi cod, (in the Philippines, in Tagalog) lapu-lapung...
- The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) is a species of humpback dolphin inhabiting coastal waters of the eastern Indian and western Pacific...
- The humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) is a species of black seadevil in the family of Melanocetidae, which means "black whale" in Gr****. The...
- Humpback Mountain (Cascades) Humpback Mountain (North Carolina) Humpback Mountain (Virginia) Humpback Mountain (British Columbia) This disambiguation...
- The humpback mahseer (Hypselobarbus mussullah) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the Indian endemic genus Hypselobarbus in the carp and minnow...