Definitions for quillbackˈkwɪlˌbæk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quill•backˈkwɪlˌbæk(n.)(pl.)-backs; -back.
a sucker, Carpiodes cyprinus, of the central and eastern U.S., having one ray of the dorsal fin greatly elongated.
Category: Ichthyology
Origin of quillback:
1880–85, Amer.
Wiktionary
quillback(Noun)
Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin.
Webster Dictionary
Quillback(noun)
an American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus, / Carpiodes, cyprinus); -- called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback
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