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saddle-backed

American  
[sad-l-bakt] / ˈsæd lˌbækt /

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 British  

adjective

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

  2. having a saddleback

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Etymology

Origin of saddle-backed

First recorded in 1535–45

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