- humpback hump·back n
- ['hʌmpˌbæk]
(also: humpback bridge) ponte m a schiena d'asino
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humpback hump·back n
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hump|back — «HUHMP BAK», noun. 1. = hunchback. (Cf. ↑hunchback) 2. a back having a hump on it. 3. a whalebone whale that has a thick body with a humplike roll of fat on the back and very large flippers. 4. = humpback salmon. (Cf. ↑humpback salmon) … Useful english dictionary
hump-back — humpˈ back or humpˈ backed adjective Having a humpback • • • Main Entry: ↑hump … Useful english dictionary
Humpback — Hump back , n. [Cf. {Hunchback}.] 1. A crooked back; a humped back. Tatler. [1913 Webster] 2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any whale of the genus {Megaptera}, characterized by a hump or bunch on the back.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
humpback — hump•back [[t]ˈhʌmpˌbæk[/t]] n. 1) pat a back that is humped in a convex position 2) pat kyphosis 3) zool. mam humpback whale • Etymology: 1690–1700; appar. back formation from humpbacked … From formal English to slang
Humpback whale — Hump back whale, n. the {humpback[3]}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
humpback — [hump′bak΄] n. 1. a humped, deformed back; kyphosis 2. HUNCHBACK (sense 2) ☆ 3. a large rorqual whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with long flippers and a raised, rounded back ☆ 4. a male pink salmon at the time it travels up rivers to spawn… … English World dictionary
humpback — hump|back [ˈhʌmpbæk] n 1.) a ↑humpback whale 2.) a ↑hunchback … Dictionary of contemporary English
humpback — hump|back [ hʌmp,bæk ] noun count 1. ) OFFENSIVE a HUNCHBACK 2. ) a humpback whale … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
humpback salmon — hump′back salm′on n. ich a pink salmon of N Pacific waters: a hump appears behind the head of spawning males • Etymology: 1800–10, amer … From formal English to slang
humpback whale — hump′back whale′ n. zool. mam a large whalebone whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, having long, narrow flippers • Etymology: 1715–25 … From formal English to slang
humpback — Nonmedical term for kyphosis or gibbus. * * * hump·back .bak, for 1 also bak n 1) a humped or crooked back also KYPHOSIS 2) HUNCHBACK (2) * * * … Medical dictionary
