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saddleback

Pronunciation: /ˈsad(ə)lbak/
Definition of saddleback

noun

  • 1 Architecture a tower roof which has two opposite gables connected by a pitched section.
  • 2a hill with a ridge along the top that dips in the middle.
  • 3a pig of a black breed with a white stripe across the back.
  • 4a New Zealand wattlebird with mainly black plumage, a reddish-brown back, and two small red wattles under the bill.
    • Philesturnus carunculatus, family Callaeidae

Derivatives

saddlebacked

adjective

saddleback in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of saddleback in the US English dictionary