cartaback

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noun

A fish of the genus Tetragonopterus.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nouncartaback (plural cartabacks)

plural cartabacks

  1. 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 237
    1 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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