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saddleback

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saddleback /ˈsad(ə)lbak /
noun
1 Architecture a tower roof which has two opposite gables connected by a pitched section.
2 a hill with a ridge along the top that dips in the middle.
3 a pig of a black breed with a white stripe across the back.
4 a New Zealand wattlebird with mainly black plumage, a reddish-brown back, and two small red wattles under the bill.
Philesturnus carunculatus, family Callaeidae.
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saddlebacked /ˈsad(ə)lbakt / adjective
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