SADDLEBACKS

Noun

saddlebacks

plural of saddleback

Source: Wiktionary


SADDLEBACK

Sad"dle*back`, a.

Definition: Same as Saddle-backed. Saddleback roof. (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under Saddle.

Sad"dle*back`, n.

1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) The harp seal. (b) The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus). (c) The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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