Definition of "saddle-shaped" [sad•dle-shaped]

• Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form. (adjective)
• Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top; -- said of strata. (adjective)

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• "He was mostly white but had a chestnut-brown saddle-shaped patch that reached over his back and down his sides almost to his belly."
• "Those on the smaller islands have saddle-shaped shells with a high-lipped window at the front for the head."
• "Today, a year and a half later, Minnie has a huge saddle-shaped scar under the fur on her back, and she's terrified of tall men and large dogs."