hackleback

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English

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A hackleback

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Etymology

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hackle +‎ back

Noun

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hackleback

  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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