0 a person who has a back with a large, round lump (= raised area) on it, either because of illness or old age, or the lump itself --
1 a person who has a back with a large, round lump on it and therefore looks bent over even when standing upright --
He is a hunchback and has a deformed leg because of a bone disease.
Their duty is to punish anyone who is wasteful with bread by disfiguring the person and making him a crooked hunchback.
When speaking to a hunchback, the prefix is used.
Another protein, pumilio, is required for nanos to repress hunchback.
Finally, they enter the store all at once and are stunned to see that the hunchback is actually alive and well.
The most frequently applied common names are small-headed flies or hunchback-flies.
In behavior, it flies over water with fast, jerky wingbeats and a distinctive hunchback appearance, with the bill pointing slightly downward.
He was born with a hunchback, and a giant wart that covers his left eye.