HUMPBACK Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word humpback. (close relations)
Definition of HUMPBACK
humps
Best Alternative Words for HUMPBACK
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cetacean | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to whales and dolphins etc noun • large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals | ||||||||
whale | nounn | |||||||
noun • a very large person; impressive in size or qualities • any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head verb • hunt for whales | ||||||||
hunchback | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column • a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine | ||||||||
crookback | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine adjective satellite • characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column | ||||||||
kyphosis | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column • The property of having an abnormal convex curvature in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine. | ||||||||
humpback whale | nounn | |||||||
noun • large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives | ||||||||
megaptera novaeangliae | nounn | |||||||
noun • large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives |