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Megaptera longimana
(gcide) | Humpback \Hump"back`\, n. [Cf. Hunchback.]
1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler.
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2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) 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.
(b) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the
northwest coast of America; the humpbacked salmon.
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Megaptera osphyia
(gcide) | Humpback \Hump"back`\, n. [Cf. Hunchback.]
1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler.
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2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) 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.
(b) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the
northwest coast of America; the humpbacked salmon.
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Megaptera versabilis
(gcide) | Humpback \Hump"back`\, n. [Cf. Hunchback.]
1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler.
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2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) 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.
(b) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the
northwest coast of America; the humpbacked salmon.
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genus megaptera
(wn) | genus Megaptera
n 1: humpback whales [syn: Megaptera, genus Megaptera] |
megaptera novaeangliae
(wn) | Megaptera novaeangliae
n 1: large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching
or humping its back as it dives [syn: humpback, {humpback
whale}, Megaptera novaeangliae] |
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