hackleback

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

They served crackers with hackleback caviar.

Syn: shovelnose sturgeon, switchtail, sand sturgeon

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  • hackleback — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: hackle (III) + back 1. also hackleback sturgeon [so called from the projecting scales on its back] …   Useful english dictionary

  • hackleback sturgeon — noun see hackleback 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • hackleback — /hak euhl bak /, n. See shovelnose sturgeon. [HACKLE1 + BACK1] * * * …   Universalium

  • USS Hackleback (SS-295) — USS Hackleback (SS 295), a Balao class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named after the hackleback, a freshwater fish of the sturgeon family. Hackleback was launched 30 May 1943 by the Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, Pa.;… …   Wikipedia

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  • Submarinos la Armada de los Estados Unidos — Anexo:Submarinos la Armada de los Estados Unidos Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Plantilla:Listas Esta es una lista de submarinos de la Armada de los Estados Unidos, ordenados según el número de casco y el nombre. Por número de casco USS Alligator… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Anexo:Submarinos de la Armada de Estados Unidos — Esta es una lista de submarinos de la Armada de los Estados Unidos, ordenados según el número de casco y el nombre. Por número de casco USS Alligator (SSK 1) Barracuda (SSK 2) Bass …   Wikipedia Español

  • Shovelnose sturgeon — Taxobox name = Shovelnose sturgeon status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Acipenseriformes familia = Acipenseridae genus = Scaphirhynchus… …   Wikipedia

  • shovelnose sturgeon — noun 1. : a small sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorhynchus) of the Mississippi valley that has a broad flattened snout called also hackleback 2. : a light colored sturgeon (Parascaphirhynchus albus) of the Mississippi river * * * a small sturgeon,… …   Useful english dictionary

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