hackleback
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]hackleback
- A small North American sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, the roe of which is harvested for caviar
- They served crackers with hackleback caviar.
Synonyms
[edit]- (sturgeon): shovelnose sturgeon, switchtail, sand sturgeon
Further reading
[edit]- hackleback on Wikipedia.Wikipedia