saddle-backed

American  

[sad-l-bakt] / ˈsæd lˌbækt /

adjective

1. having the back or upper surface curved like a saddle.

2. having a saddlelike marking on the back, as certain birds.

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saddle-backed British  

adjective

1. having the back curved in shape or concave like a saddle

2. having a saddleback

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Etymology

Origin of saddle-backed

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

In a Dec. 4 , Eric Michael Johnson wrote that saddle-backed tamarins are socially monogamous.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2013

It has been my wont to choose a saddle-backed feather for a dead shaft, and a swine-backed for a smooth flier.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

I rode to Burradorgang, a saddle-backed hill bearing 117 degrees from our camp and distant 19 miles.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas

We arrived before sunset at the village of Adeláda, which occupies the summit of a steep saddle-backed hill, and is under the control of Ayto Nigdoo.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis

Down the slope of the immense saddle-backed range lie fields of the brightest green, divided by banks and hedges delightful to look at after the grim stone walls of Mayo, Galway, and Clare.

From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Becker, Bernard H.