quillback

[ kwil-bak ]

noun,plural quill·backs, (especially collectively) quill·back.
  1. a carpsucker, Carpiodes cyprinus, inhabiting waters in the central and eastern U.S., having one ray of the dorsal fin greatly elongated.

Origin of quillback

1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; quill + back1
  • Also called quillback carpsucker.

Words Nearby quillback

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