hackleback

English

A hackleback

Alternative forms

• hackle back

Etymology

From hackle +‎ back.

Noun

hackleback

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

   They served crackers with hackleback caviar.

Synonyms

• (sturgeon): shovelnose sturgeon, switchtail, sand sturgeon

Further reading

• hackleback on Wikipedia.Wikipedia