- silverback
- noun a mature male mountain gorilla, which is distinguished by an area of white or silvery hair across the back and is the dominant member of its social group.
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silverback
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Silverback — Sil ver*back , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The knot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
silverback — [sil′vər bak΄] n. a mature male gorilla with a saddle shaped patch of silver gray hair on its back … English World dictionary
silverback — Elderly driver. That silverback can t even see over the steering wheel … Dictionary of american slang
silverback — Elderly driver. That silverback can t even see over the steering wheel … Dictionary of american slang
Silverback Cargo Freighters — IATA OACI VRB Indicativo SILVERBACK Fundación 2002 … Wikipedia Español
Silverback Cargo Freighters — Infobox Airline airline = Silverback Cargo Freighters image size = IATA = ICAO = VRB callsign = SILVERBACK founded = avyear|2002 commenced = ceased = hubs = Kigali International Airport secondary hubs = focus cities = Bole International Airport… … Wikipedia
Silverback Gorilla — Infobox Album | Name = Silverback Gorilla Type = Album Artist = Sheek Louch Released = March 18 2008 Genre = Hip hop Label = Koch, D Block, Ruff Ryders Producer = The Knocks Marcus D Tray Red Spyda Mr. Devine Streetrunner Vinny Idol Doc Little… … Wikipedia
silverback — noun Date: 1963 an older adult usually dominant male gorilla having gray or whitish hair on the back … New Collegiate Dictionary
silverback — /sil veuhr bak /, n. an older male gorilla, usually the leader of a troop, whose hairs along the back turn gray with age. [SILVER + BACK1] * * * … Universalium
silverback — noun a) A mature male of the several species of gorilla, so named from the silver streaking on its back. b) A dominant older human male … Wiktionary
