"ridgeback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ridgebacks [plural]
Etymology: From ridge + back. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ridge|back}} ridge + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} ridgeback (plural ridgebacks)
  1. Any of three breeds of dog with a distinctive ridge of hair that runs against the grain of the rest of the coat along the spine: the Rhodesian Ridgeback, the Phu Quoc Ridgeback and the Thai Ridgeback. Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-ridgeback-en-noun-sZA66tx6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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