saddle-backed
Americanadjective
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having the back or upper surface curved like a saddle.
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having a saddlelike marking on the back, as certain birds.
adjective
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having the back curved in shape or concave like a saddle
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having a saddleback
Etymology
Origin of saddle-backed
First recorded in 1535–45
Example Sentences
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In a Dec. 4 , Eric Michael Johnson wrote that saddle-backed tamarins are socially monogamous.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2013
Contriving to twist myself a little, I saw that the band of the Doones were mounting a saddle-backed bridge in a deep wooded glen, with a roaring water under them.
From Slain By The Doones by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
Staring in silence at the saddle-backed mountain, their minds traveled into the past.
From El Diablo by Groesbeck, Dan Sayre
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.
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