saddleback

[ sad-l-bak ]

noun
  1. any of various animals having markings on the back that resemble a saddle, as a male harp seal.

Origin of saddleback

1
First recorded in 1535–45; saddle + back1

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British Dictionary definitions for saddleback

saddleback

/ (ˈsædəlˌbæk) /


noun
  1. a marking resembling a saddle on the backs of various animals

  2. a breed of black pig with a white band across its back

  1. a rare bird of New Zealand, Philesturnus carunculatus, having a chestnut-coloured saddle-shaped marking across its back and wings

  2. another name for saddle roof

  3. another name for col (def. 1)

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