Thesaurus: saddleback

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1. a. Same as Saddle-backed.
2. n. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.
3. n. The harp seal.
4. n. The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus).
5. n. The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back.
6. n. a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
7. n. a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
8. Same as saddle-backed">Saddle-backed. Saddleback roof. (Arch.) See Saddle roof, under Saddle. 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.
9. Same as saddle-backed">Saddle-backed. Saddleback roof. (Arch.) See Saddleroof, under Saddle.
10. n. a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)