Meaning Of The Word Quillback

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quillback in British English
a North American freshwater fish (Carpiodes cyprinus) of the sucker family, with the front margin of the dorsal fin quill-like and elongate
noun: a carpsucker, Carpiodes cyprinus, inhabiting waters in the central and eastern U.S., having one ray of the dorsal fin greatly elongated
noun: a freshwater fish of the sucker family native to North America, identified by its long, quill-like dorsal fin

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