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Webster 1913 Edition


Saddleback

Sad′dle-backˊ

,
Adj.
Same as
Saddle-backed
.
Saddleback roof
.
(Arch.)
See
Saddle roof
, under
Saddle
.

Sad′dle-backˊ

,
Noun.
1.
Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.
2.
(Zool.)
(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.