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Humpback

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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) A crooked back; a humped back.

(3):

(n.) A humpbacked person; a hunchback.

(4):

(n.) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Humpback'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/humpback.html. 1828.
 
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