silverback
(noun) an adult male gorilla with grey hairs across the back
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
