quillback

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noun

Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central United States.

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Meanings

nounquillback (plural quillbacks)

plural quillbacks

  1. Carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin, native to the eastern and central United States.

Origin

From quill + back.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 似鯉亞口魚 /似鲤亚口鱼
  • 似鯉亞口魚 /似鲤亚口鱼 (sìlǐyàkǒuyú)Carpiodes cyprinus
French couette
  • couetteCarpiodes cyprinus
Cite this entry
APA

quillback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quillback

MLA

“quillback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quillback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quillback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quillback.

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