Meaning of mossback | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of mossyback (“a person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary”).
   US, informal
2. A person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865); a mossyback.
   US, historical, informal
3. Senses relating to animals.
   US
4. A turtle that, because of its age, has a growth of algae on its back
   US
5. A common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina).
   US
6. Synonym of mossyback (“a fish that is large and old, especially one that has algae growing on its back”).
   US
7. A largemouth bass or moss bass (Micropterus salmoides).
   US

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