quillback

English

Quillback

Etymology

From quill +‎ back.

Noun

quillback (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.

Translations

Carpiodes cyprinus

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 似鯉亞口魚 / 似鲤亚口鱼 (sìlǐyàkǒuyú)

• French: couette (fr) f

References

• quillback on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Catostomidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Carpiodes cyprinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons