Category:Saddleback

Sad"dle*back`, a.

Defn: same as saddle-backed. Saddleback roof. (arch.) See saddle Roof, under saddle.

Saddleback Sad"dle*back`, n.

1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave Outline at the top.

2. (zoöl.) (a) the harp seal. (b) the great blackbacked gull (larus marinus). (c) the larva of a bombycid moth (empretia stimulea) which has a Large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back.