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quillback

noun
quill·​back | \ ˈkwil-ËŒbak How to pronounce quillback (audio) \
plural quillback or quillbacks

Definition of quillback

: any of several suckers especially : a small fish (Carpiodes cyprinus) of central and eastern North America with a much elongated first ray of the dorsal fin

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Illustration of quillback

First Known Use of quillback

1882, in the meaning defined above

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