hackleback
A hackleback
Meaning
Noun
- A small North American sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (species), the roe of which is harvested for caviar
Related
Similar words
- shovelnose sturgeon, switchtail, sand sturgeon
Origin
- hackle + back
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