QUILLBACK

Etymology

Noun

quillback (plural quillbacks)

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Quill"back`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus, or Carpiodes, cyprinus); -- called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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