Noun: ridgeback 'rij,bak
- A powerful short-haired African hunting dog having a crest of reversed hair along the spine
"The Rhodesian ridgeback was originally bred to hunt lions";
- Rhodesian ridgeback
- Any animal with a distinctive ridge of hair or raised line along its back
"Some species of hyena have a ridgeback appearance"
Derived forms: ridgebacks
Type of: hunting dog
Encyclopedia: Ridgeback