What does humpback mean in crosswords?

humpback means: large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives

Which crossword clues can have humpback as the answer?

Possible clues for humpback include "Whale with arched dives".

Word entry · 8 letters

Best crossword clue

"Whale with arched dives"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈhʌmpbæk/Part of speech nounSorted abchkmpuStarts with HEnds with K1 cluesCommon crossword word

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large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives

From hump + back.

“[…] the Stone in my Fathers Body was so immense, that I’ve wonder’d it did not bunch up behind, and make him have a Hump-back, or at least overpoise him in walking, and drag him backward with its incredible weight.”
“In the Male Line, there happened an unlucky Accident in the Reign of Richard the Third; the eldest Son of Philip, then Chief of the Family, being born with an Hump-back and very high Nose.”
“Diana Vernon, the most beautiful creature I ever beheld, in love with him, the bandy-legged, bull-necked, limping scoundrel!—Richard the Third in all but his hump-back!”

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