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PRONUNCIATION OF QUILLBACK

quillback  [ˈkwɪlˌbæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUILLBACK

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Quillback is a noun.
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WHAT DOES QUILLBACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

quillback

Quillback

The quillback is a type of freshwater fish of the sucker family. It grows to 26 in and is deeper-bodied than most suckers, leading to a carplike appearance. It can be distinguished from carp by the lack of barbels around the mouth. Its coloration is silvery and it has large scales. It is called quillback because of the long filament that extends back from the dorsal fin. The species is widely distributed in the eastern and central United States and is found most often in rivers, creeks, and clear lakes where the bottom is loose. It feeds on insect larvae and other organisms in the sediment. The quillback carpsucker is closely related to the highfin carpsucker and the river carpsucker. All three species are rarely caught by anglers due to their feeding habits, but they have been caught occasionally on worms, minnows, and artificial lures. Quillbacks often comprise a large portion of the biomass of warmwater rivers, but they are very difficult to catch with traditional American angling methods.

Definition of quillback in the English dictionary

The definition of quillback in the dictionary is a freshwater fish of the sucker family native to N America, identified by its long, quill like dorsal fin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUILLBACK


callback
ˈkɔːlˌbæk
camelback
ˈkæməlˌbæk
comeback
ˈkʌmˌbæk
cornerback
ˈkɔːnəˌbæk
feedback
ˈfiːdˌbæk
fullback
ˈfʊlˌbæk
hatchback
ˈhætʃˌbæk
horseback
ˈhɔːsˌbæk
howlback
ˈhaʊlˌbæk
outback
ˈaʊtˌbæk
paperback
ˈpeɪpəˌbæk
playback
ˈpleɪˌbæk
pull-back
ˈpʊlˌbæk
saddleback
ˈsædəlˌbæk
shellback
ˈʃɛlˌbæk
stickleback
ˈstɪkəlˌbæk
straddleback
ˈstrædəlˌbæk
tailback
ˈteɪlˌbæk
turtleback
ˈtɜːtəlˌbæk
whaleback
ˈweɪlˌbæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUILLBACK

quietude
quietus
quiff
quight
quill
quill pen
quillai
quillai bark
Quiller-Couch
quillet
quilling
quillman
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quillwork
quillwort
Quilmes
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quilting

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUILLBACK

back
back to back
back-to-back
bounce back
cashback
fallback
flashback
get back
go back
hold back
hold-back
laid-back
look back
pat on the back
payback
positive feedback
quarterback
rollback
throwback
upper back

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Translation of «quillback» into 25 languages

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吸鱼
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QUILLBACK
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QUILLBACK
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dos épineux
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Pemadaman
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quillback
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Quillback
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quillback
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क्विलबॅक
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quillback
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quillback
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUILLBACK»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUILLBACK»

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Freshwater Fishes of Manitoba
5 CM idenTiFiCaTion The quillback is a deep-bodied, compressed sucker with large scales, which resembles the carp, goldfish, and big- mouth buffalo. It differs from the carp and goldfish by the dorsal and anal fins not having a spine at their ...
Kenneth Stewart, Douglas Watkinson, 2004
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California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report
Quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger) are a minor component of the commercial passenger fishing vessel (CPFV) fishery and in general are only observed from the ports of Monterey northward. Only in the Eureka area does this species rank ...
‎2001
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Freshwater Fishes of South Carolina
Family Catostomidae Distribution of the quillback habitat: In South Carolina the quillback is found in the main channels of small to large rivers, as well as in their pools and backwaters. The quillback also occurs in reservoirs. biology: ...
‎2009
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The Inland Fishes of Mississippi
Carpiodes cyprinus, quillback Distribution: Map 9o Mississippi: The quillback is found primarily in the Gulf of Mexico Basin in the Pearl, Pascagoula, and Tombigbee drainages. There are four records of this species in the Mississippi River ...
Stephen T. Ross, 2001
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Fishes of the Middle Savannah River Basin: With Emphasis on ...
Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817) Quillback The taxonomic status ot the quillback is uncertain. Southeastern populations, including those in the MSRB, differ from those in the Mississippi and Great Lakes basins and may represent a different ...
Barton C. Marcy, 2005
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The Fishes of Alberta
[Carpiodes: carp-like; cyprinus: carp] Quillback, from South Saskatchewan River near Medicine Hat. Photo courtesy of G. Clements. Description Color: Tan dorsally, silvery laterally. Body: Deep and strongly compressed. Head subtriangular ...
Joseph S. Nelson, Martin Joseph Paetz, 1992
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The Rockfishes of the Northeast Pacific
DESCRIPTION: Quillback rockfish are lovely fish. Adulrs are brown with yellow ro orange anrerior blotches. There are light- colored dorsal saddle patches on the anrerior part of the body, exrending in vague bands over the head and thtough ...
Milton S. Love, Mary Yoklavich, Lyman K. Thorsteinson, 2002
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Fishes of West Virginia
The quillback resembles the other two species of Carpiodes which inhabit West Virginia. It can be distinguished from these because it lacks a small, rounded medial "nipple" on its lower lip. The quillback usually has more than 36 lateral- line ...
Jay Stauffer, 2007
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Freshwater Fishes of the Northeastern United States: A Field ...
The quillback is relatively easy to identify with an inferior mouth; no barbels; and a long dorsal fin containing 25-30 dorsal rays, the anterior rays being two to three times the length of more posterior rays, giving the fin a falcate shape.
Robert G. Werner, 2004
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Issues in General Science and Scientific Theory and Method: ...
Rockfish. in. Puget. Sound. “We assess the potential of using otolith chemistry to differentiate quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger) within Puget Sound, Washington, where two distinct population segments (DPS) have been identified.
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUILLBACK»

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Researchers conclude popular rockfish is actually two distinct species
In addition to Blue Rockfish, this complex of 11 species includes China, Quillback and Copper rockfishes – all three of which cannot be legally harvested by ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
Michigan Bowfisherman Takes State Record Quillback
Michigan recently recognized its fourth record fish of 2015 when Garret Reid of Nashville arrowed a massive quillback carpsucker on June 20. According to the ... «OutdoorHub, Jul 15»
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Record quillback caught by Reid at Hardy Dam Pond / 7-2-15
Record quillback caught by Reid at Hardy Dam Pond / 7-2-15 ... The previous state-record quillback carpsucker was caught by Benjamin Frey, also on Hardy ... «Hastings Banner, Jul 15»
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State-Record FIsh Caught in Hardy Dam Pond
The state record for quillback carpsucker was broken by a fish caught by Garrett Reid of Nashville, Michigan, on Hardy Dam Pond in Newaygo County on June ... «MI News 26, Jul 15»
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Maple Valley grad makes a state-record catch via bow
They finished second in the tournament with 19 total fish, but Reid made the catch of the day, an 8.52-pound quillback carpsucker, which sets a new Michigan ... «Battle Creek Enquirer, Jul 15»
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New state-record quillback
Garrett Reid shows off the state-record quillback he bowfished on Hardy Dam Pond, besting the previous record by more than a quarter of a pound. «cedarspringspost, Jul 15»
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New state-record quillback caught from same water body as 2014 …
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently confirmed another new state-record fish, this time a quillback carpsucker. This marks the fourth ... «RealEstateRama, Jul 15»
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One that didn't get away: State-record fish caught
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has confirmed another new state-record fish, this time a quillback carpsucker. It's the fourth state-record fish ... «Detroit Free Press, Jun 15»
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Fishing Report: Friday, June 5
The marine aggregate limit in Oregon is seven rockfish a day, but only three can be blue rockfish, and all china, quillback and copper rockfish must be released. «Mail Tribune, Jun 15»
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The Quillback Rockfish: This spiky creature could end up on your …
With 13 sharp spines, each with venomous anti-predator glands at their base, Sebastes maliger, or the Quillback Rockfish is well fairly well-protected from other ... «Bowen Island Undercurrent, May 15»

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