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Empretia stimulea

Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, n.

  1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a concave outline at the top.

  2. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. The harp seal.

    2. The great blackbacked gull ( Larus marinus).

    3. The larva of a bombycid moth ( Empretia stimulea) which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch of color on the back.