hackleback
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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