saddleback
 鞍狀峰,鞍形屋頂,一種燕雀類鳥


 Sad·dle·back a. Same as Saddle-backed.
 Saddleback roof. Arch. See Saddle roof, under Saddle.


 Sad·dle·back, n.
 1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.
 2. Zool. (a) The harp seal. (b) The great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus). (c) The larva of a bombycid moth (Empretia stimulea) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back.

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 saddleback
      n 1: a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is
           shaped like a saddle) [syn: saddle]
      2: a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
         [syn: gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof]