Meaning

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

    They served crackers with hackleback caviar.

Origin

From hackle + back.

From hackle + back.

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Forms

plural: hacklebacks

Synonyms

3 synonyms
sturgeon:shovelnose sturgeonswitchtailsand sturgeon

See also

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