n. [ Cf. Hunchback. ] 1. A crooked back; a humped back. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) which ascends the rivers of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and also on the Asiatic side. In the breeding season the male has a large dorsal hump and distorted jaws. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
[hanpubakkubattofisshu] (n) humpback batfish (Platax batavianus, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish found from Madagascar to Indonesia and Australia) [Add to Longdo]
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