silverback
noun
Middle SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1
A mature male gorilla leading a troop, so named from the silver streaking on its back.
2
A dominant or powerful older human male.
3
Any of various ferns of the genus Pityrogramma.
#informal
A mature male gorilla leading a troop, so named from the silver streaking on its back.
A dominant or powerful older human male.
Any of various ferns of the genus Pityrogramma.