# saddleback

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #70,230

## Definitions
1. A saddle-shaped ridge forming a shallow pass between two peaks.
2. A roof in the same shape, having a gable at each end.
3. A coping that is thicker in the middle than at the edges.
4. Any of various creatures having a saddle-shaped marking on the back.
5. A breed of pig which is black with a pink saddle-shaped marking.
6. An anticline.
7. A great black-backed gull.
8. A passerine bird of the genus Philesturnus.
9. A variety of domestic goose.
10. A raccoon oyster.
11. A harp seal.
12. A larva of the bombycid moth.

## Etymology
From saddle + back.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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