English dictionary
stickleback
/'st/I/k/@/l,b/&/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
Synonyms pricklebackSource: WordNet 3.0
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Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus <i>Gasterosteus</i> and allied genera. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests. Called also <i>sticklebag</i>, <i>sharpling</i>, and <i>prickleback</i>.
Source: webster1913