saddleback

American  

[sad-l-bak] / ˈsæd lˌbæk /

noun

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

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saddleback British  

/ 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

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

4. another name for saddle roof

5. another name for col

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Etymology

Origin of saddleback

First recorded in 1535–45; saddle + back ¹

Example Sentences

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saddleback

If you’re splurging, you start at 4 p.m., which gives you a saddleback view of the city from near the top of Mount Hollywood during golden hour, just before sunset .

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2019

He shows the noise of motorboats distracting saddleback clownfishes from warning against a predator attack.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2017

At its center was a particularly gorgeous tongkonan, the traditional ancestral home of the Torajans, with a massive saddleback roof that rose to two peaks like a stylized Viking ship.

From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2015

Listening to Callaghan on YouTube also reminded me of a point that Nick Smith had made the day of the saddleback release: in New Zealand, killing small mammals brings people together.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 15, 2014

The order was given, and the column began to double across the valley towards the saddleback.

From The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan by Winston Churchill