Hackleback

noun

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Definitions

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

    "They served crackers with hackleback caviar."

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sand sturgeonshovelnose sturgeonswitchtail

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"They served crackers with hackleback caviar."

Etymology

From hackle + back.

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