'Megaptera versabilis' definitions:

Definition of 'Megaptera versabilis'

From: GCIDE
  • Humpback \Hump"back`\, 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]