saddleback
/ˈsad(ə)lbak
/noun
1 Architecture A tower roof which has two opposite gables connected by a pitched section.Working within the constraints of strict planning codes, which imposing the style of local farmhouses stipulated a saddleback roof form with projecting eaves....
- Holy Trinity, which has 12th century foundations, medieval stained glass, 18th century box pews and an unusual saddleback roof, was rescued from oblivion by Goodramgate's traders, who evolved into the Friends of Holy Trinity.
- In the Middle Sepik area the haus tambarins are massive structures, often over 50 m long and with a saddleback roof rising to a spire at each end up to 25 m high.
2A hill with a ridge along the top that dips in the middle.But to the right of the track there rose a high saddleback hill.
3A pig of a black breed with a white stripe across the back.So I bought three saddleback pigs, and I fed them and that was that....
- Nicky, a six-year-old British saddleback, is one of the star attractions at the 4.5 acre farm that offers youngsters from Southampton the chance to interact with animals and learn about the farming environment.
4A New Zealand wattlebird with mainly black plumage, a reddish-brown back, and two small red wattles under the bill.
- Philesturnus carunculatus, family Callaeidae.
- Williamson begins his journey among the bellbirds and saddlebacks of the Wattle Track on Tiritiri Matangi Island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.
- But by now biologists have observed them attacking adult saddlebacks (a native songbird whose numbers are dwindling) and devouring eggs of the little shearwater (a native petrel).
Derivatives
saddlebacked
- Juvenile saddle-backed tamarins also engage in helping behavior, carrying and feeding the infants