saddleback
saddleback noun: a saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
Noun
saddleback (plural saddlebacks)
- A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
- A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end.
- A coping that is thicker in the middle than at the edges.
- Any of various creatures having a saddle-shaped marking on the back.
- A breed of pig which is black with a pink saddle-shaped marking.
- An anticline.
- A great black-backed gull.
- A passerine bird of the genus Philesturnus.
- The young bird had the plumage of the saddleback, not the even chestnut of the jackbird, although its plumage was rather duller than that of the adult.1959, Robert Adams Wilson, Bird Islands of New Zealand, page 67
- A variety of domestic goose.
- A raccoon oyster.
- A harp seal.
- A larva of the bombycid moth.
Adjective
saddleback (not comparable)
Adverb
saddleback (not comparable)
- saddle-backed
Verb
saddleback (third-person singular simple present saddlebacks, present participle saddlebacking, simple past and past participle saddlebacked)
saddleback meaning in Tamil
saddleback in Tamil
- சேணவடிவ முப்ட்டினையுடைய குன்று, கவிகைமோடு, கடற்பறவை வகை, மூடாக்குடைய காக்கை வகை, கடற்சிங்க வகை, ஆண்
Forms of saddleback
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | saddlebacks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | saddlebacks |
| present participle | saddlebacking |
| past participle | saddlebacked |
| past | saddlebacked |
Origin of saddleback
From saddle + back.
From Saddleback Church of Lake Forest, California. Coined in a contest held by columnist Dan Savage, in response to its support for California Proposition 8.
Words formed from saddleback
- saddleback caterpillar
- saddleback clownfish
- saddleback crow
- saddleback gull
- saddleback gunnel
- saddlebackite
- saddleback jackal
- Saddleback Mountain
- saddleback pig
- saddleback seal
- saddleback shrew
- saddleback tamarin
- saddleback toad
- Wessex Saddleback
Phrases with saddleback
Questions about saddleback
- What does saddleback mean?
- Saddleback means a saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
- What is saddleback in Tamil?
- Saddleback in Tamil is சேணவடிவ முப்ட்டினையுடைய குன்று, கவிகைமோடு, கடற்பறவை வகை. See Saddleback meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is saddleback?
- Saddleback can be a noun, an adjective, an adverb or a verb.
- What is the plural of saddleback?
- The plural of saddleback is saddlebacks.
Words near saddleback in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: saddleback (page history and authors); saddleback (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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