SILVERBACK

silverback

(noun) an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

silverback (plural silverbacks)

(mammalogy) A mature male of the several species of chimpanzees and gorillas, so named from the silver streaking on its back.

(informal, by extension) A dominant older human male.

Any of various ferns of the genus Pityrogramma.

Source: Wiktionary


Sil"ver*back`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The knot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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