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hackleback en · NOUN

Etymology

From hackle + back.

Meanings

  1. A small North American sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, the roe of which is harvested for caviar
    • They served crackers with hackleback caviar.

Forms

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hackle back alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

shovelnose sturgeon (sturgeon) · switchtail (sturgeon) · sand sturgeon (sturgeon)