Quillback

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quillback \Quill"back`\, n. (Zool.)
     An American fresh-water fish ({Ictiobus cyprinus} syn.
     {Carpiodes cyprinus}); -- called also {carp sucker},
     {sailfish}, {spearfish}, and {skimback}.
     [1913 Webster]