01 n. A crooked back; a humped back.
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A crooked back; a humped back.
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A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
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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 Megaptera osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is Megaptera versabilis.(Zool.)