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quillback

quillback 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.

quillback: carpiodes cyprinus, a freshwater fish of the sucker family with a long filament that extends back...
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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.

quillback meaning in Tamil

quillback in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of quillback

pluralquillbacks

Origin of quillback

From quill + back.

Questions about quillback

What does quillback mean?
Quillback means 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.
What is quillback in Tamil?
Quillback in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Quillback meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is quillback?
Quillback is a noun.
What is the plural of quillback?
The plural of quillback is quillbacks.

Words near quillback in the dictionary

  1. quillais
  2. quillaja
  3. quillay
  4. quillays
  5. Quillayute
  6. quillback
  7. quillbacks
  8. quilled
  9. Quillen
  10. Quillens
  11. quiller

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