humpback

n 1: an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column [syn: {kyphosis},

{hunchback}]

2: a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature

of the upper spine [syn: {hunchback}, {crookback}]

3: large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching

or humping its back as it dives [syn: {humpback whale}, {Megaptera

novaeangliae}]