English Explanatory Dictionary

hackleback

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small North American sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, the roe of which is harvested for caviar

Word forms

hackleback hackle back

Etymology

From hackle + back.

Synonyms

shovelnose sturgeon switchtail sand sturgeon
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