hackleback

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hackleback

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From hackle + back.

noun hackle back

A small North American sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, the roe of which is harvested for caviar They served crackers with hackleback caviar.
Similar: shovelnose sturgeon, switchtail, sand sturgeon

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@misc{hackleback_2026,
  title = {hackleback},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hackleback},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}