saddle-backed

[sad-l-bakt]

adjective

1. having the back or upper surface curved like a saddle.

2. having a saddlelike marking on the back, as certain birds.

saddle-backed

adjective

1. having the back curved in shape or concave like a saddle

2. having a saddleback

Word History and Origins

Origin of saddle-backed¹

First recorded in 1535–45