Meanings
plural cartabacks
- A fish of the genus Tetragonopterus.
The daree, cartaback, and perai are small species, ranging from a foot to nearly 2 feet in length, though deep and thick in body […]
1894, Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, volume 13, page 2371 more example
The water was clear, and numbers of fish were swimming about in it. The broad, round side of the cartaback presented an excellent mark for the arrow, and a considerable number were killed, or rather shot, […]
1866, Robert Duff, British Guiana, page 53
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