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humpback

N หลัง โกง  หลัง ค่อม  lang-kong

 

humpbacked

ADJ หลัง ค่อม  lang-kom

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HUMPBACK

n.A crooked back; high shoulders.

 

HUMPBACKED

a.Having a crooked back.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HUMPBACK

Hump "back `, n. Etym: [Cf. Hunchback. ]

 

1. A crooked back; a humped back. Tatler.

 

2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.

 

3. (Zoöl.) (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 M. osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is M. versabilis. (b ) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ), of the northwest coast of America.

 

HUMPBACKED

HUMPBACKED Hump "backed `, a.

 

Defn: Having a humped back.

 

HUMPBACKED SALMON

HUMPBACKED SALMON Hump "backed ` salm "on.

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

humpback

hump back |ˈhəmpˌbak ˈhəmpˌbæk | noun 1 (also humpback whale ) a baleen whale that has a hump (instead of a dorsal fin ) and long white flippers. It is noted for its lengthy vocalizations or “songs.” [Megaptera novaeangliae, family Balaenopteridae. ] 2 (also humpback salmon ) another term for pink salmon. 3 another term for hunchback. DERIVATIVES hump backed adjective

 

humpback bridge

hump |back bridge noun Brit. a small road bridge with a steep ascent and descent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

humpback

hump |back |ˈhʌm (p )bak | noun 1 (also humpback whale ) a baleen whale which has a hump (instead of a dorsal fin ) and long white flippers. Megaptera novaeangliae, family Balaenopteridae. 2 (also humpback salmon ) a small salmon with dark spots on the back, native to the North Pacific and introduced into the NW Atlantic. Also called pink salmon. Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, family Salmonidae. 3 another term for hunchback. DERIVATIVES humpbacked adjective

 

humpback bridge

hump |back bridge noun Brit. a small road bridge with a steep ascent and descent.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

humpback

h mp b ck 名詞 C 1 ねこ背 (の人 ).2 〘動 〙ザトウクジラ (humpback whale ).3 ⦅英 ⦆太鼓橋 (humpback (ed ) bridge ).

 

humpbacked

h mp b cked /-t /形容詞 ねこ背の .