saddle-backed

adjective

Shaped or curved like a saddle.

“a saddle-backed fever, with two peaks where symptoms are most pronounced”

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Meanings

adjectivesaddle-backed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableShaped or curved like a saddle.

    a saddle-backed fever, with two peaks where symptoms are most pronounced

  2. not comparableHaving a saddle-shaped marking; saddleback.
adverbsaddle-backed (not comparable)
  1. not comparablewith a saddle, rather than bare-backed
Cite this entry
APA

saddle-backed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saddle-backed

MLA

“saddle-backed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saddle-backed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saddle-backed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saddle-backed.

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