Definitions
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- noun A small North American
sturgeon , Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, theroe of which is harvested forcaviar
Etymologies
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Examples
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Indeed, domestic caviar, including farmed California sturgeon and wild hackleback roe, are on menus such as Petrossian in New York, beluga central since 1920, as well as Thomas Keller's French Laundry, the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Fla., and hip Mas in Greenwich Village.
Like a Sturgeon 2007
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I had California caviar -- no crummy hackleback roe here.
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As for caviar, Wise uses a variety from France with the same mushy texture and fishy taste as American hackleback.
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There were oysters on ice, too many to count, as well as bowls of Iranian caviar, American paddlefish roe, hackleback sturgeon roe and what seemed to be the largest pile of trout roe ever served in a Long Island City diner in the history of man.
NYT > Home Page By SAM SIFTON 2011
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There were oysters on ice, too many to count, as well as bowls of Iranian caviar, American paddlefish roe, hackleback sturgeon roe and what seemed to be the largest pile of trout roe ever served in a Long Island City diner in the history of man.
NYT > Home Page By SAM SIFTON 2011
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US economy stumbled in recent years, consumers went for domestic hackleback and paddlefish at roughly $20 an ounce retail, he said.
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The only cheaper options are American hackleback and paddlefish, which have improved but might still taste muddy, or salmon and trout roes.
NYT > Home Page By FLORENCE FABRICANT 2010
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