grey-backed, a.
(ˈgreɪbækt)
[f. grey a. + back n. + -ed2.]
Having a grey back. grey-backed crow = grey-back 4 a.
| 1837 Macgillivray Hist. Brit. Birds I. 529 Grey-backed Crow. 1899 Blackw. Mag. Feb. 417/1 These grey-backed depredators [hoodies]. |